মুনিৰুৱাচ
শিৱদং তন্মমাচক্ষ্ৱ লোকানুগ্ৰহতত্পৰ ॥ 1 ॥
- লোকানুগ্ৰহতত্পৰ (lokānugrahatatpara)O one solely intent on giving grace upon the worlds!
- গণেশঃ (gaṇeśaḥ)lord Gaṇeśa
- তম্ (tam)to him (i.e. Lord Śiva)
- শিৱদম্ (śivadam)granting auspiciousness / conferring welfare
- নাম্নাম্ (nāmnām)of names
- সহস্ৰম্ (sahasram)the thousandfold collection
- কথম্ (katham)how / in what manner
- উপদিষ্টৱান্ (upadiṣṭavān)taught / imparted
- তত্ (tat)that [thousand-name hymn]
- মম (mama)to me
- আচক্ষ্ৱ (ācakṣva)narrate / relate!
anvaya লোকানুগ্ৰহতত্পৰ গণেশঃ তম্ শিৱদম্ নাম্নাম্ সহস্ৰম্ কথম্ উপদিষ্টৱান্ তত্ মম আচক্ষ্ৱ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The Maha Ganapati Sahasranama comes from the Upasana Khanda of the Ganesha Purana. It opens as a conversation: a sage asks, and Brahma tells how Ganesha himself came to teach these names.
ব্ৰহ্মোৱাচ
অনৰ্চনাদ্গণেশস্য জাতো ৱিঘ্নাকুলঃ কিল ॥ 2 ॥
- পূৰ্ৱম্ (pūrvam)formerly / in ancient times
- দেৱঃ (devaḥ)the divine lord
- পুৰাৰাতিঃ (purārātiḥ)the enemy of the three cities (Lord Shiva)
- পুৰত্ৰযজযোদ্যমে (puratrayajayodyame)in the undertaking to conquer the three demon cities
- গণেশস্য (gaṇeśasya)of Lord Ganesha
- অনৰ্চনাত্ (anarcanāt)due to the lack of worship
- ৱিঘ্নাকুলঃ (vighnākulaḥ)distressed by obstacles
- জাতঃ (jātaḥ)became
- কিল (kila)indeed / as tradition relates
anvaya পূৰ্ৱম্ দেৱঃ পুৰাৰাতিঃ পুৰত্ৰযজযোদ্যমে গণেশস্য অনৰ্চনাত্ ৱিঘ্নাকুলঃ জাতঃ কিল
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
পুৰাৰাতিঃ the enemy of the cities — Shiva, who destroyed the three flying cities of the asuras with a single arrow.
note This is the story behind the hymn. Even Shiva found his way blocked when he began without honouring Ganesha. It is the classic illustration of why Ganesha is worshipped before anything else.
মহাগণপতিং ভক্ত্যা সমভ্যৰ্চ্য যথাৱিধি ॥ 3 ॥
- সঃ (saḥ)he (Lord Śiva)
- মনসা (manasā)in [his] mind / mentally
- ৱিনিৰ্ধাৰ্য (vinirdhārya)having reflected / having deliberated
- ৱিঘ্নকাৰণম্ (vighnakāraṇam)the cause of the obstacle
- দদৃশে (dadṛśe)saw / realized
- যথাৱিধি (yathāvidhi)according to the prescribed rules
- ভক্ত্যা (bhaktyā)with devotion
- মহাগণপতিম্ (mahāgaṇapatim)unto Mahāgaṇapati
- সমভ্যৰ্চ্য (samabhyarcya)having fully worshipped
anvaya সঃ মনসা ৱিনিৰ্ধাৰ্য ৱিঘ্নকাৰণম্ দদৃশে যথাৱিধি ভক্ত্যা মহাগণপতিম্ সমভ্যৰ্চ্য
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The sentence runs on into the next two verses.
সন্তুষ্টঃ পূজযা শম্ভোৰ্মহাগণপতিঃ স্ৱযম্ ॥ 4 ॥
- ৱিঘ্নপ্ৰশমনোপাযম্ (vighnapraśamanopāyam)the means for quelling obstacles
- অপৰিশ্ৰমম্ (apariśramam)effortless / involving no hardship
- অপৃচ্ছত্ (apṛcchat)asked for / inquired about
- শম্ভোঃ (śambhoḥ)of Śambhu (Śiva)
- পূজযা (pūjayā)by the worship
- সন্তুষ্টঃ (santuṣṭaḥ)pleased / satisfied
- মহাগণপতিঃ (mahāgaṇapatiḥ)lord Mahāgaṇapati
- স্ৱযম্ (svayam)himself
anvaya [সঃ] অপৰিশ্ৰমম্ ৱিঘ্নপ্ৰশমনোপাযম্ অপৃচ্ছত্ শম্ভোঃ পূজযা সন্তুষ্টঃ মহাগণপতিঃ স্ৱযম্
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ততস্তস্মৈ স্ৱযং নাম্নাং সহস্ৰমিদমব্ৰৱীত্ ॥ 5 ॥
- ততঃ (tataḥ)thereafter / thereupon
- স্ৱযম্ (svayam)personally / himself
- তস্মৈ (tasmai)to him (Lord Śiva)
- সৰ্ৱৱিঘ্নপ্ৰশমনম্ (sarvavighnapraśamanam)pacifying all obstacles
- সৰ্ৱকামফলপ্ৰদম্ (sarvakāmaphalapradam)giving the fruits of all desires
- ইদম্ (idam)this
- নাম্নাম্ (nāmnām)of names
- সহস্ৰম্ (sahasram)thousand
- অব্ৰৱীত্ (abravīt)spoke / recited
anvaya ততঃ স্ৱযম্ তস্মৈ সৰ্ৱৱিঘ্নপ্ৰশমনম্ সৰ্ৱকামফলপ্ৰদম্ ইদম্ নাম্নাম্ সহস্ৰম্ অব্ৰৱীত্
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note So the names that follow are Ganesha's own answer to Shiva's question.
গণেশ ঋষিঃ, মহাগণপতিৰ্দেৱতা, নানাৱিধানিচ্ছন্দাংসি ।
হুমিতি বীজম্, তুঙ্গমিতি শক্তিঃ, স্ৱাহাশক্তিৰিতি কীলকম্ ।
সকলৱিঘ্নৱিনাশনদ্ৱাৰা শ্ৰীমহাগণপতিপ্ৰসাদসিদ্ধ্যৰ্থে জপে ৱিনিযোগঃ ।
- অস্য (asya)of this
- শ্ৰীমহাগণপতিসহস্ৰনামস্তোত্ৰমালামন্ত্ৰস্য (śrīmahāgaṇapatisahasranāmastotramālāmantrasya)garland-mantra of the thousand-name hymn of Sri Mahaganapati
- গণেশঃ (gaṇeśaḥ)lord Ganesha (the sage)
- ঋষিঃ (ṛṣiḥ)revealing Seer
- মহাগণপতিঃ (mahāgaṇapatiḥ)mahaganapati
- দেৱতা (devatā)presiding Deity
- নানাৱিধানি (nānāvidhāni)various, manifold
- ছন্দাংসি (chandāṃsi)metres
- হুম্ (hum)the seed sound 'Hum'
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- বীজম্ (bījam)the seed component
- তুঙ্গম্ (tuṅgam)the syllable 'Tungam'
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- শক্তিঃ (śaktiḥ)the dynamic power component
- স্ৱাহাশক্তিঃ (svāhāśaktiḥ)the power 'Svaha'
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- কীলকম্ (kīlakam)the locking pin or key
- সকলৱিঘ্নৱিনাশনদ্ৱাৰা (sakalavighnavināśanadvārā)through the destruction of all obstacles
- শ্ৰীমহাগণপতিপ্ৰসাদসিদ্ধ্যৰ্থে (śrīmahāgaṇapatiprasādasiddhyarthe)for the purpose of attaining the grace of Sri Mahaganapati
- জপে (jape)in meditative recitation
- ৱিনিযোগঃ (viniyogaḥ)ritual allocation or application
anvaya অস্য শ্ৰীমহাগণপতিসহস্ৰনামস্তোত্ৰমালামন্ত্ৰস্য [কৃতে] গণেশঃ ঋষিঃ [অস্তি] মহাগণপতিঃ দেৱতা [অস্তি] নানাৱিধানি ছন্দাংসি [সন্তি] হুম্ ইতি বীজম্ [অস্তি] তুঙ্গম্ ইতি শক্তিঃ [অস্তি] স্ৱাহাশক্তিঃ ইতি কীলকম্ [অস্তি] সকলৱিঘ্নৱিনাশনদ্ৱাৰা শ্ৰীমহাগণপতিপ্ৰসাদসিদ্ধ্যৰ্থে জপে ৱিনিযোগঃ [ভৱতি]
বীজম্ শক্তিঃ কীলকম্ seed, power and pin — The three keys named before a mantra is used. Syllables like hum are chanted as they are and not translated.
note The viniyoga, said before starting. It names the seer, the deity and the metre, and states what the recitation is for.
গণেশ্ৱৰো গণক্ৰীড ইত্যঙ্গুষ্ঠাভ্যাং নমঃ ।
কুমাৰগুৰুৰীশান
ইতি তৰ্জনীভ্যাং নমঃ ॥
ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডকুম্ভশ্চিদ্ৱ্যোমেতি মধ্যমাভ্যাং নমঃ ।
ৰক্তো ৰক্তাম্বৰধৰ ইত্যনামিকাভ্যাং নমঃ
সৰ্ৱসদ্গুৰুসংসেৱ্য ইতি কনিষ্ঠিকাভ্যাং নমঃ ।
লুপ্তৱিঘ্নঃ স্ৱভক্তানামিতি কৰতলকৰপৃষ্ঠাভ্যাং নমঃ ॥
- অথ (atha)now (auspicious introductory marker)
- কৰন্যাসঃ (karanyāsaḥ)the ritual placement on the hands
- গণেশ্ৱৰঃ (gaṇeśvaraḥ)lord of the attendant troupes
- গণক্ৰীডঃ (gaṇakrīḍaḥ)he who sports among the troupes
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- অঙ্গুষ্ঠাভ্যাম্ (aṅguṣṭhābhyām)to the two thumbs
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutation
- কুমাৰগুৰুঃ (kumāraguruḥ)preceptor of Skanda Kumāra
- ঈশানঃ (īśānaḥ)the Supreme Master
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- তৰ্জনীভ্যাম্ (tarjanībhyām)to the two index fingers
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutation
- ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডকুম্ভঃ (brahmāṇḍakumbhaḥ)he whose frontal temples resemble cosmic vessels
- চিদ্ৱ্যোম (cidvyoma)the expanse of pure consciousness
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- মধ্যমাভ্যাম্ (madhyamābhyām)to the two middle fingers
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutation
- ৰক্তঃ (raktaḥ)he who is red-complexioned
- ৰক্তাম্বৰধৰঃ (raktāmbaradharaḥ)wearer of red garments
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- অনামিকাভ্যাম্ (anāmikābhyām)to the two ring fingers
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutation
- সৰ্ৱসদ্গুৰুসংসেৱ্যঃ (sarvasadgurusaṃsevyaḥ)worshipped by all true spiritual teachers
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- কনিষ্ঠিকাভ্যাম্ (kaniṣṭhikābhyām)to the two little fingers
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutation
- লুপ্তৱিঘ্নঃ (luptavighnaḥ)he by whom obstacles are dissolved
- স্ৱভক্তানাম্ (svabhaktānām)of His own devotees
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- কৰতলকৰপৃষ্ঠাভ্যাম্ (karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyām)to the palms and backs of the hands
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya অথ কৰন্যাসঃ [ক্ৰিযতে] গণেশ্ৱৰঃ গণক্ৰীডঃ ইতি অঙ্গুষ্ঠাভ্যাম্ নমঃ কুমাৰগুৰুঃ ঈশানঃ ইতি তৰ্জনীভ্যাম্ নমঃ ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডকুম্ভঃ চিদ্ৱ্যোম ইতি মধ্যমাভ্যাম্ নমঃ ৰক্তঃ ৰক্তাম্বৰধৰঃ ইতি অনামিকাভ্যাম্ নমঃ সৰ্ৱসদ্গুৰুসংসেৱ্যঃ ইতি কনিষ্ঠিকাভ্যাম্ নমঃ লুপ্তৱিঘ্নঃ স্ৱভক্তানাম্ ইতি কৰতলকৰপৃষ্ঠাভ্যাম্ নমঃ
ন্যাসঃ placing — Nyasa is placing the deity's names on parts of the body before recitation, so that the body itself is made ready for the prayer.
note The names used here are taken from the hymn itself; each of them appears again among the thousand names that follow.
ছন্দশ্ছন্দোদ্ভৱ ইতি হৃদযায নমঃ ।
নিষ্কলো নিৰ্মল ইতি শিৰসে স্ৱাহা ।
সৃষ্টিস্থিতিলযক্ৰীড ইতি শিখাযৈ ৱষট্ ।
জ্ঞানং ৱিজ্ঞানমানন্দ ইতি কৱচায হুম্ ।
অষ্টাঙ্গযোগফলভৃদিতি নেত্ৰত্ৰযায ৱৌষট্ ।
অনন্তশক্তিসহিত ইত্যস্ত্ৰায ফট্ ।
ভূৰ্ভুৱঃ স্ৱৰোং ইতি দিগ্বন্ধঃ ।
- অথ (atha)now / here begins
- অঙ্গন্যাসঃ (aṅganyāsaḥ)the ritual placement of mantras/syllables upon body limbs
- ছন্দঃ (chandaḥ)vedic metre / Sacred verse
- ছন্দোদ্ভৱঃ (chandodbhavaḥ)the origin or source of all metres
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- হৃদযায (hṛdayāya)unto the heart
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutation / salutation
- নিষ্কলঃ (niṣkalaḥ)partless / undivided
- নিৰ্মলঃ (nirmalaḥ)stainless / free from impurity
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- শিৰসে (śirase)unto the head
- স্ৱাহা (svāhā)ritual offering exclamation
- সৃষ্টিস্থিতিলযক্ৰীডঃ (sṛṣṭisthitilayakrīḍaḥ)he whose sport is creation, preservation, and dissolution
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- শিখাযৈ (śikhāyai)unto the crown tuft
- ৱষট্ (vaṣaṭ)ritual exclamation of consecration
- জ্ঞানম্ (jñānam)knowledge
- ৱিজ্ঞানম্ (vijñānam)discriminating wisdom / spiritual realization
- আনন্দঃ (ānandaḥ)bliss
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- কৱচায (kavacāya)unto the protective armor
- হুম্ (hum)mantric seed syllable hum
- অষ্টাঙ্গযোগফলভৃত্ (aṣṭāṅgayogaphalabhṛt)he who bears or grants the fruits of eightfold yoga
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- নেত্ৰত্ৰযায (netratrayāya)unto the three eyes
- ৱৌষট্ (vauṣaṭ)ritual exclamation
- অনন্তশক্তিসহিতঃ (anantaśaktisahitaḥ)accompanied by infinite power
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- অস্ত্ৰায (astrāya)unto the weapon
- ফট্ (phaṭ)protective/striking ritual syllable phat
- ভূঃ (bhūḥ)the earth
- ভুৱঃ (bhuvaḥ)the middle air
- স্ৱঃ (svaḥ)heaven
- ওম্ (om)Om
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- দিগ্বন্ধঃ (digbandhaḥ)the ritual binding/enclosure of directions
anvaya অথ অঙ্গন্যাসঃ [ক্ৰিযতে] ছন্দঃ ছন্দোদ্ভৱঃ ইতি [মন্ত্ৰেণ] হৃদযায নমঃ নিষ্কলঃ নিৰ্মলঃ ইতি [মন্ত্ৰেণ] শিৰসে স্ৱাহা সৃষ্টিস্থিতিলযক্ৰীডঃ ইতি [মন্ত্ৰেণ] শিখাযৈ ৱষট্ জ্ঞানম্ ৱিজ্ঞানম্ আনন্দঃ ইতি [মন্ত্ৰেণ] কৱচায হুম্ অষ্টাঙ্গযোগফলভৃত্ ইতি [মন্ত্ৰেণ] নেত্ৰত্ৰযায ৱৌষট্ অনন্তশক্তিসহিতঃ ইতি [মন্ত্ৰেণ] অস্ত্ৰায ফট্ ভূঃ ভুৱঃ স্ৱঃ ওম্ ইতি [মন্ত্ৰেণ] দিগ্বন্ধঃ [ভৱতি]
দিগ্বন্ধঃ binding of the directions — Closing off every direction around the one who recites, so that nothing disturbs the practice.
note The six-limbed placing that follows the hands. Namah, svaha, vashat, hum, vaushat and phat are ritual calls that go with each limb; they are chanted and not translated.
গজৱদনমচিন্ত্যং তীক্ষ্ণদংষ্ট্ৰং ত্ৰিনেত্ৰং
বৃহদুদৰমশেষং ভূতিৰাজং পুৰাণম্ ।
অমৰৱৰসুপূজ্যং ৰক্তৱৰ্ণং সুৰেশং
পশুপতিসুতমীশং ৱিঘ্নৰাজং নমামি ॥
- অথ (atha)now / Here begins
- ধ্যানম্ (dhyānam)the meditation / visualization
- গজৱদনম্ (gajavadanam)the elephant-faced Lord
- অচিন্ত্যম্ (acintyam)him who is beyond human comprehension
- তীক্ষ্ণদংষ্ট্ৰম্ (tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭram)him who possesses sharp tusks
- ত্ৰিনেত্ৰম্ (trinetram)him who has three eyes
- বৃহদুদৰম্ (bṛhadudaram)him who has a large belly
- অশেষম্ (aśeṣam)him who is complete / all-pervading
- ভূতিৰাজম্ (bhūtirājam)the King of prosperity and divine glory
- পুৰাণম্ (purāṇam)the Primeval / Ancient One
- অমৰৱৰসুপূজ্যম্ (amaravarasupūjyam)him who is well-worshipped by the best among immortals
- ৰক্তৱৰ্ণম্ (raktavarṇam)him who is red in hue
- সুৰেশম্ (sureśam)the Lord of gods
- পশুপতিসুতম্ (paśupatisutam)the son of Paśupati (Śiva)
- ঈশম্ (īśam)the Sovereign Master
- ৱিঘ্নৰাজম্ (vighnarājam)the King over obstacles
- নমামি (namāmi)I bow / salute
anvaya অথ ধ্যানম্ [অহম্] গজৱদনম্ অচিন্ত্যম্ তীক্ষ্ণদংষ্ট্ৰম্ ত্ৰিনেত্ৰম্ বৃহদুদৰম্ অশেষম্ ভূতিৰাজম্ পুৰাণম্ অমৰৱৰসুপূজ্যম্ ৰক্তৱৰ্ণম্ সুৰেশম্ পশুপতিসুতম্ ঈশম্ ৱিঘ্নৰাজম্ নমামি
chandas Mālinī, 15 syllables in each of 4 pādas, each line opening with six short syllables
ভূতিৰাজম্ king of prosperity — Bhuti is wealth and well-being, and it is also the sacred ash. Both fit a son of Shiva.
পশুপতিসুতম্ son of Pashupati — Pashupati, lord of all creatures, is Shiva.
note The dhyana, the picture of Ganesha to hold in the mind before the names begin.
ওঁ গণেশ্ৱৰো গণক্ৰীডো গণনাথো গণাধিপঃ ।
একদন্তো ৱক্ৰতুণ্ডো গজৱক্ত্ৰো মহোদৰঃ ॥ 1 ॥
- শ্ৰীগণপতিঃ (śrīgaṇapatiḥ)lord Ganapati
- উৱাচ (uvāca)spoke / said
- ওঁ (oṃ)Om
- গণেশ্ৱৰঃ (gaṇeśvaraḥ)lord of the celestial attendants (Ganas)
- গণক্ৰীডঃ (gaṇakrīḍaḥ)he who sports with the Ganas
- গণনাথঃ (gaṇanāthaḥ)protector/Master of the Ganas
- গণাধিপঃ (gaṇādhipaḥ)sovereign of the Ganas
- একদন্তঃ (ekadantaḥ)single-tusked
- ৱক্ৰতুণ্ডঃ (vakratuṇḍaḥ)curved-trunked
- গজৱক্ত্ৰঃ (gajavaktraḥ)elephant-faced
- মহোদৰঃ (mahodaraḥ)large-bellied
anvaya শ্ৰীগণপতিঃ উৱাচ ওঁ গণেশ্ৱৰঃ গণক্ৰীডঃ গণনাথঃ গণাধিপঃ একদন্তঃ ৱক্ৰতুণ্ডঃ গজৱক্ত্ৰঃ মহোদৰঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
গণক্ৰীডঃ who plays with the ganas — Krida is play. Among Shiva's wild attendants he is at home, as their leader and their playmate.
note Ganapati now begins to speak his own names. The first eight turn on two ideas: he leads the ganas, and he has the body of an elephant.
সুমুখো দুৰ্মুখো বুদ্ধো ৱিঘ্নৰাজো গজাননঃ ॥ 2 ॥
- লম্বোদৰঃ (lambodaraḥ)he who has a large or prominent belly
- ধূম্ৰৱৰ্ণঃ (dhūmravarṇaḥ)he whose complexion is smoke-grey
- ৱিকটঃ (vikaṭaḥ)he who is grand, unusual, or formidable in form
- ৱিঘ্ননাশনঃ (vighnanāśanaḥ)he who destroys all obstacles
- সুমুখঃ (sumukhaḥ)he who has a pleasant and auspicious face
- দুৰ্মুখঃ (durmukhaḥ)he who has a terrifying face towards obstacle-creators and wickedness
- বুদ্ধঃ (buddhaḥ)he who is enlightened, wise, and full of divine intellect
- ৱিঘ্নৰাজঃ (vighnarājaḥ)he who is the sovereign king ruling over obstacles
- গজাননঃ (gajānanaḥ)he who possesses the face of an elephant
anvaya লম্বোদৰঃ ধূম্ৰৱৰ্ণঃ ৱিকটঃ ৱিঘ্ননাশনঃ সুমুখঃ দুৰ্মুখঃ বুদ্ধঃ ৱিঘ্নৰাজঃ গজাননঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সুমুখো দুৰ্মুখো lovely-faced and fearsome-faced — The two names sit side by side on purpose: the face that is gentle to a devotee is terrible to whatever stands in the way.
হেৰম্বঃ শম্বৰঃ শম্ভুৰ্লম্বকৰ্ণো মহাবলঃ ॥ 3 ॥
- ভীমঃ (bhīmaḥ)the formidable or awesome one
- প্ৰমোদঃ (pramodaḥ)the very form of joy
- আমোদঃ (āmodaḥ)pervasive fragrance or delight
- সুৰানন্দঃ (surānandaḥ)the delight of the gods
- মদোত্কটঃ (madotkaṭaḥ)exuberant with divine intoxication or rut-fluid
- হেৰম্বঃ (herambaḥ)heramba, protector of the weak
- শম্বৰঃ (śambaraḥ)sambara, granter of peace or dispeller of illusion
- শম্ভুঃ (śambhuḥ)the source of auspiciousness
- লম্বকৰ্ণঃ (lambakarṇaḥ)the large-eared one
- মহাবলঃ (mahābalaḥ)possessing great strength
anvaya ভীমঃ প্ৰমোদঃ আমোদঃ সুৰানন্দঃ মদোত্কটঃ হেৰম্বঃ শম্বৰঃ শম্ভুঃ লম্বকৰ্ণঃ মহাবলঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
হেৰম্বঃ Heramba — A name used especially for the five-headed Ganesha who rides a lion, the protector of the weak.
শম্ভুঃ Shambhu, the source of good — Usually a name of Shiva. Many of the father's names are given to the son in this hymn.
ৱিনাযকো ৱিৰূপাক্ষো ৱীৰঃ শূৰৱৰপ্ৰদঃ ॥ 4 ॥
- নন্দনঃ (nandanaḥ)the delighter or joyful son
- লম্পটঃ (lampaṭaḥ)he who is fondly attached to his devotees and offerings
- ভীমঃ (bhīmaḥ)the formidable or awe-inspiring one
- মেঘনাদঃ (meghanādaḥ)he whose roar is thunderous like a cloud
- গণঞ্জযঃ (gaṇañjayaḥ)the conqueror of enemy hosts
- ৱিনাযকঃ (vināyakaḥ)the supreme leader who removes obstacles
- ৱিৰূপাক্ষঃ (virūpākṣaḥ)he who possesses diverse or three eyes
- ৱীৰঃ (vīraḥ)the heroic and valiant one
- শূৰৱৰপ্ৰদঃ (śūravarapradaḥ)the granter of excellent boons to heroes
anvaya নন্দনঃ লম্পটঃ ভীমঃ মেঘনাদঃ গণঞ্জযঃ ৱিনাযকঃ ৱিৰূপাক্ষঃ ৱীৰঃ শূৰৱৰপ্ৰদঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
লম্পটঃ eager, fond — In everyday Sanskrit the word means greedy. Said of Ganesha it is read kindly: he is eager for his devotees and for the sweets they bring.
ৰুদ্ৰপ্ৰিযো গণাধ্যক্ষ উমাপুত্ৰোঽঘনাশনঃ ॥ 5 ॥
- মহাগণপতিঃ (mahāgaṇapatiḥ)the Great Lord of divine hosts
- বুদ্ধিপ্ৰিযঃ (buddhipriyaḥ)he to whom intellect/wisdom is dear (or who is beloved of Buddhi)
- ক্ষিপ্ৰপ্ৰসাদনঃ (kṣipraprasādanaḥ)he who is quickly pleased or propitiated
- ৰুদ্ৰপ্ৰিযঃ (rudrapriyaḥ)he who is dear to Rudra (Śiva)
- গণাধ্যক্ষঃ (gaṇādhyakṣaḥ)the supreme commander of the celestial troops
- উমাপুত্ৰঃ (umāputraḥ)the son of Goddess Umā (Pārvatī)
- অঘনাশনঃ (aghanāśanaḥ)the destroyer of sins and afflictions
anvaya [সঃ] মহাগণপতিঃ বুদ্ধিপ্ৰিযঃ ক্ষিপ্ৰপ্ৰসাদনঃ ৰুদ্ৰপ্ৰিযঃ গণাধ্যক্ষঃ উমাপুত্ৰঃ অঘনাশনঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ক্ষিপ্ৰপ্ৰসাদনঃ quickly pleased — One reason Ganesha is so widely loved: he does not ask for long penance before he answers.
বুদ্ধিপ্ৰিযঃ who loves wisdom — It can also mean 'beloved of Buddhi', one of his consorts, together with Siddhi.
সিদ্ধিপ্ৰিযঃ সিদ্ধিপতিঃ সিদ্ধঃ সিদ্ধিৱিনাযকঃ ॥ 6 ॥
- কুমাৰগুৰুঃ (kumāraguruḥ)the preceptor of Kumāra (Skanda)
- ঈশানপুত্ৰঃ (īśānaputraḥ)the son of Īśāna (Lord Śiva)
- মূষকৱাহনঃ (mūṣakavāhanaḥ)whose mount is the mouse
- সিদ্ধিপ্ৰিযঃ (siddhipriyaḥ)fond of success/accomplishment (or dear to Siddhi)
- সিদ্ধিপতিঃ (siddhipatiḥ)the lord/master of accomplishment
- সিদ্ধঃ (siddhaḥ)the perfected/accomplished one
- সিদ্ধিৱিনাযকঃ (siddhivināyakaḥ)the remover of obstacles who gives accomplishment
anvaya কুমাৰগুৰুঃ ঈশানপুত্ৰঃ মূষকৱাহনঃ সিদ্ধিপ্ৰিযঃ সিদ্ধিপতিঃ সিদ্ধঃ সিদ্ধিৱিনাযকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
কুমাৰগুৰুঃ teacher of Kumara — Kumara is Skanda, his brother. The name makes Ganesha his guide.
সিদ্ধিৱিনাযকঃ the leader who grants success — The name of the famous Ganesha temple at Prabhadevi in Mumbai, and of the Ashtavinayaka shrine at Siddhatek.
কটঙ্কটো ৰাজপুত্ৰঃ শাকলঃ সম্মিতোমিতঃ ॥ 7 ॥
- অৱিঘ্নঃ (avighnaḥ)he who is free from obstacles
- তুম্বুৰুঃ (tumburuḥ)tumburu (melodious as the celestial musician Tumburu)
- সিংহৱাহনঃ (siṃhavāhanaḥ)he whose vehicle is a lion
- মোহিনীপ্ৰিযঃ (mohinīpriyaḥ)he who is dear to Mohini
- কটঙ্কটঃ (kaṭaṅkaṭaḥ)katankata (the shielded or armor-clad protector)
- ৰাজপুত্ৰঃ (rājaputraḥ)the royal prince
- শাকলঃ (śākalaḥ)associated with the Shakala Vedic tradition or diverse manifestations
- সম্মিতঃ (sammitaḥ)well-measured or defined
- অমিতঃ (amitaḥ)without measure
anvaya অৱিঘ্নঃ তুম্বুৰুঃ সিংহৱাহনঃ মোহিনীপ্ৰিযঃ কটঙ্কটঃ ৰাজপুত্ৰঃ শাকলঃ সম্মিতঃ অমিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সিংহৱাহনঃ who rides a lion — The mouse is his usual mount, but some forms, like Heramba Ganapati, ride a lion.
সম্মিতোমিতঃ measured and measureless — Two names joined: he can be seen in a form with limits, and yet he has no limit.
note Some names here, such as Katankata and Shakala, are old and obscure, and their meaning is not settled.
ভূপতিৰ্ভুৱনপতিৰ্ভূতানাং পতিৰৱ্যযঃ ॥ 8 ॥
- কূষ্মাণ্ডসামসম্ভূতিঃ (kūṣmāṇḍasāmasambhūtiḥ)the origin of the Kushmanda-sama hymns
- দুৰ্জযঃ (durjayaḥ)invincible, difficult to conquer
- ধূৰ্জযঃ (dhūrjayaḥ)conqueror of burdens or foremost adversaries
- জযঃ (jayaḥ)victory personified
- ভূপতিঃ (bhūpatiḥ)lord of the earth
- ভুৱনপতিঃ (bhuvanapatiḥ)lord of the universe
- ভূতানাম্ (bhūtānām)of all created beings and elements
- পতিঃ (patiḥ)lord
- অৱ্যযঃ (avyayaḥ)imperishable, changeless
anvaya [সঃ] কূষ্মাণ্ডসামসম্ভূতিঃ দুৰ্জযঃ ধূৰ্জযঃ জযঃ ভূপতিঃ ভুৱনপতিঃ ভূতানাম্ পতিঃ অৱ্যযঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
কূষ্মাণ্ডসামসম্ভূতিঃ the source of the Kushmanda chants — The Kushmanda verses are Vedic purification chants. The compound can also mean he was born of them.
কৱিঃ কৱীনামৃষভো ব্ৰহ্মণ্যো ব্ৰহ্মৱিত্প্ৰিযঃ ॥ 9 ॥
- ৱিশ্ৱকৰ্তা (viśvakartā)creator of the universe
- ৱিশ্ৱমুখঃ (viśvamukhaḥ)facing all directions / having the cosmos as His face
- ৱিশ্ৱৰূপঃ (viśvarūpaḥ)having the cosmos as His form
- নিধিঃ (nidhiḥ)home / treasure storehouse
- গুণঃ (guṇaḥ)virtue / very form of auspicious attributes
- কৱিঃ (kaviḥ)seer / inspired sage
- কৱীনাম্ (kavīnām)of seers / of poets
- ঋষভঃ (ṛṣabhaḥ)chief / foremost
- ব্ৰহ্মণ্যঃ (brahmaṇyaḥ)beneficent to sacred knowledge and devotees
- ব্ৰহ্মৱিত্প্ৰিযঃ (brahmavitpriyaḥ)dear to the knowers of Brahman
anvaya ৱিশ্ৱকৰ্তা ৱিশ্ৱমুখঃ ৱিশ্ৱৰূপঃ নিধিঃ গুণঃ কৱিঃ কৱীনাম্ ঋষভঃ ব্ৰহ্মণ্যঃ ব্ৰহ্মৱিত্প্ৰিযঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
কৱিঃ কৱীনামৃষভঃ the poet, the best of poets — An echo of the Rigveda's own hymn to Ganapati, which calls him kaviṃ kavīnām, 'the poet among poets'.
হিৰণ্মযপুৰান্তঃস্থঃ সূৰ্যমণ্ডলমধ্যগঃ ॥ 10 ॥
- জ্যেষ্ঠৰাজঃ (jyeṣṭharājaḥ)the supreme king / king of the foremost
- নিধিপতিঃ (nidhipatiḥ)the lord of treasures
- নিধিপ্ৰিযপতিপ্ৰিযঃ (nidhipriyapatipriyaḥ)beloved of the lord (Shiva) of the lover of treasures (Kubera)
- হিৰণ্মযপুৰান্তঃস্থঃ (hiraṇmayapurāntaḥsthaḥ)dwelling within the golden citadel
- সূৰ্যমণ্ডলমধ্যগঃ (sūryamaṇḍalamadhyagaḥ)residing in the center of the solar orb
anvaya জ্যেষ্ঠৰাজঃ নিধিপতিঃ নিধিপ্ৰিযপতিপ্ৰিযঃ হিৰণ্মযপুৰান্তঃস্থঃ সূৰ্যমণ্ডলমধ্যগঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
জ্যেষ্ঠৰাজঃ the eldest king — Another echo of the Rigveda hymn, which calls Ganapati jyeṣṭharājaṃ brahmaṇām, 'eldest king of prayers'.
উমাঙ্ককেলিকুতুকী মুক্তিদঃ কুলপাৱনঃ ॥ 11 ॥
- কৰাহতিধ্ৱস্তসিন্ধুসলিলঃ (karāhatidhvastasindhusalilaḥ)he by whom the ocean waters were agitated and scattered by the stroke of his trunk
- পূষদন্তভিত্ (pūṣadantabhit)the breaker of the teeth of Pūṣan
- উমাঙ্ককেলিকুতুকী (umāṅkakelikutukī)he who delights in playing on the lap of Parvatī (Umā)
- মুক্তিদঃ (muktidaḥ)the giver of liberation
- কুলপাৱনঃ (kulapāvanaḥ)the purifier of the family or lineage
anvaya কৰাহতিধ্ৱস্তসিন্ধুসলিলঃ পূষদন্তভিত্ উমাঙ্ককেলিকুতুকী মুক্তিদঃ কুলপাৱনঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
পূষদন্তভিত্ the one who broke Pushan's teeth — At Daksha's sacrifice, Shiva's forces knocked out the teeth of the god Pushan. The deed is given here to Ganesha, who throughout the hymn is treated as one with Shiva.
উমাঙ্ককেলিকুতুকী who loves playing in Uma's lap — A tender picture, set right beside a scene of great power.
ৱৈমুখ্যহতদৈত্যশ্ৰীঃ পাদাহতিজিতক্ষিতিঃ ॥ 12 ॥
- কিৰীটী (kirīṭī)wearing a diadem or crown
- কুণ্ডলী (kuṇḍalī)wearing earrings
- হাৰী (hārī)wearing a necklace
- ৱনমালী (vanamālī)garlanded with forest flowers
- মনোমযঃ (manomayaḥ)consisting of mind or pervading the mind
- ৱৈমুখ্যহতদৈত্যশ্ৰীঃ (vaimukhyahatadaityaśrīḥ)who destroyed the glory of demons merely by turning His face away
- পাদাহতিজিতক্ষিতিঃ (pādāhatijitakṣitiḥ)who conquered the earth with the strike of His feet
anvaya [সঃ] কিৰীটী কুণ্ডলী হাৰী ৱনমালী মনোমযঃ ৱৈমুখ্যহতদৈত্যশ্ৰীঃ পাদাহতিজিতক্ষিতিঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৱৈমুখ্যহতদৈত্যশ্ৰীঃ who destroyed the demons' fortune by turning away — He did not need to fight them. His turning away was enough.
দুঃস্ৱপ্নহৃত্প্ৰসহনো গুণী নাদপ্ৰতিষ্ঠিতঃ ॥ 13 ॥
- সদ্যোজাতঃ (sadyojātaḥ)newly/immediately manifest
- স্ৱৰ্ণমুঞ্জমেখলী (svarṇamuñjamekhalī)wearing a girdle of golden Muñja grass
- দুৰ্নিমিত্তহৃত্ (durnimittahṛt)destroyer of ill omens
- দুঃস্ৱপ্নহৃত্ (duḥsvapnahṛt)remover of bad dreams
- প্ৰসহনঃ (prasahanaḥ)subduer or overcomer of obstacles
- গুণী (guṇī)endowed with all virtuous qualities
- নাদপ্ৰতিষ্ঠিতঃ (nādapratiṣṭhitaḥ)established in the syllable Om
anvaya সদ্যোজাতঃ স্ৱৰ্ণমুঞ্জমেখলী দুৰ্নিমিত্তহৃত্ দুঃস্ৱপ্নহৃত্ প্ৰসহনঃ গুণী নাদপ্ৰতিষ্ঠিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
স্ৱৰ্ণমুঞ্জমেখলী wearing a golden belt of munja grass — A munja grass belt is worn by a boy at his sacred thread ceremony. It pictures Ganesha as a young student.
সদ্যোজাতঃ born at once — Also the name of one of the five faces of Shiva.
পীতাম্বৰঃ খণ্ডৰদঃ খণ্ডৱৈশাখসংস্থিতঃ ॥ 14 ॥
- সুৰূপঃ (surūpaḥ)having a beautiful form
- সৰ্ৱনেত্ৰাধিৱাসঃ (sarvanetrādhivāsaḥ)the home of all eyes (drawing everyone's sight)
- ৱীৰাসনাশ্ৰযঃ (vīrāsanāśrayaḥ)seated in the hero posture
- পীতাম্বৰঃ (pītāmbaraḥ)clothed in yellow garments
- খণ্ডৰদঃ (khaṇḍaradaḥ)having a broken tusk
- খণ্ডৱৈশাখসংস্থিতঃ (khaṇḍavaiśākhasaṃsthitaḥ)established in the Khaṇḍavaiśākha stance
anvaya সুৰূপঃ সৰ্ৱনেত্ৰাধিৱাসঃ ৱীৰাসনাশ্ৰযঃ পীতাম্বৰঃ খণ্ডৰদঃ খণ্ডৱৈশাখসংস্থিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৱীৰাসনাশ্ৰযঃ seated in virasana — The hero's posture, one of the classic ways of sitting in yoga and in images of the gods.
খণ্ডৱৈশাখসংস্থিতঃ standing in the khandavaishakha stance — Vaishakha is a stance with the feet set apart, used by archers and dancers. The exact form meant here is not certain.
যোগাধিপস্তাৰকস্থঃ পুৰুষো গজকৰ্ণকঃ ॥ 15 ॥
- চিত্ৰাঙ্গঃ (citrāṅgaḥ)having variegated or adorned limbs
- শ্যামদশনঃ (śyāmadaśanaḥ)having dark or bluish-black teeth
- ভালচন্দ্ৰঃ (bhālacandraḥ)bearing the crescent moon upon his forehead
- হৱিৰ্ভুজঃ (havirbhujaḥ)consumer of sacrificial offerings (fire/sacrificer)
- যোগাধিপঃ (yogādhipaḥ)lord of yoga
- তাৰকস্থঃ (tārakasthaḥ)dwelling in the saving Tāraka mantra or eye pupil
- পুৰুষঃ (puruṣaḥ)the Supreme Cosmic Person
- গজকৰ্ণকঃ (gajakarṇakaḥ)having ears like those of an elephant
anvaya চিত্ৰাঙ্গঃ শ্যামদশনঃ ভালচন্দ্ৰঃ হৱিৰ্ভুজঃ যোগাধিপঃ তাৰকস্থঃ পুৰুষঃ গজকৰ্ণকঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
তাৰকস্থঃ dwelling in the taraka — Taraka can mean the mantra that carries one across, the pupil of the eye, or the stars. The text does not say which.
দেৱদেৱঃ স্মৰঃ প্ৰাণদীপকো ৱাযুকীলকঃ ॥ 16 ॥
- গণাধিৰাজঃ (gaṇādhirājaḥ)the supreme sovereign of the divine attendants
- ৱিজযঃ (vijayaḥ)victory personified / the victorious one
- স্থিৰঃ (sthiraḥ)the firm or immovable one
- গজপতিধ্ৱজী (gajapatidhvajī)one whose banner bears the lord of elephants
- দেৱদেৱঃ (devadevaḥ)the God of gods / supreme divinity
- স্মৰঃ (smaraḥ)desire personified / the remembered one
- প্ৰাণদীপকঃ (prāṇadīpakaḥ)the illuminator of the vital life-force
- ৱাযুকীলকঃ (vāyukīlakaḥ)the anchor-pin or wedge of the vital air
anvaya গণাধিৰাজঃ ৱিজযঃ স্থিৰঃ গজপতিধ্ৱজী দেৱদেৱঃ স্মৰঃ প্ৰাণদীপকঃ ৱাযুকীলকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
স্মৰঃ the remembered one — Smara also means Kama, the god of love. Either reading fits.
ৱাযুকীলকঃ the peg of the breath — In yoga he is what holds the breath steady. In the world, he is what keeps the wind in its place.
ৱৰাহৰদনো মৃত্যুঞ্জযো ৱ্যাঘ্ৰাজিনাম্বৰঃ ॥ 17 ॥
- ৱিপশ্চিত্ (vipaścit)the wise or learned one
- ৱৰদঃ (varadaḥ)granter of boons
- নাদঃ (nādaḥ)the syllable Om or resonance
- নাদভিন্নমহাচলঃ (nādabhinnamahācalaḥ)he who split the great mountain with sound
- ৱৰাহৰদনঃ (varāharadanaḥ)having a boar-like tusk
- মৃত্যুঞ্জযঃ (mṛtyuñjayaḥ)conqueror of death
- ৱ্যাঘ্ৰাজিনাম্বৰঃ (vyāghrājināmbaraḥ)clad in a tiger skin as garment
anvaya ৱিপশ্চিত্ ৱৰদঃ নাদঃ নাদভিন্নমহাচলঃ ৱৰাহৰদনঃ মৃত্যুঞ্জযঃ ৱ্যাঘ্ৰাজিনাম্বৰঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
মৃত্যুঞ্জযঃ conqueror of death — A name usually given to Shiva, shared here with his son.
নাদভিন্নমহাচলঃ who split the great mountain with sound — The hymn does not tell the story behind this name. It is often read as the mountain of ignorance broken by sacred sound.
শম্ভুৱক্ত্ৰোদ্ভৱঃ শম্ভুকোপহা শম্ভুহাস্যভূঃ ॥ 18 ॥
- ইচ্ছাশক্তিভৱঃ (icchāśaktibhavaḥ)born of the power of divine desire/will
- দেৱত্ৰাতা (devatrātā)protector of the gods
- দৈত্যৱিমৰ্দনঃ (daityavimardanaḥ)crusher/destroyer of the demons (Daityas)
- শম্ভুৱক্ত্ৰোদ্ভৱঃ (śambhuvaktrodbhavaḥ)born from the mouth of Śambhu (Śiva)
- শম্ভুকোপহা (śambhukopahā)destroyer/appeaser of Śambhu's anger
- শম্ভুহাস্যভূঃ (śambhuhāsyabhūḥ)originated from the laughter of Śambhu
anvaya [সঃ] ইচ্ছাশক্তিভৱঃ দেৱত্ৰাতা দৈত্যৱিমৰ্দনঃ শম্ভুৱক্ত্ৰোদ্ভৱঃ শম্ভুকোপহা শম্ভুহাস্যভূঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
শম্ভুহাস্যভূঃ born of Shiva's laughter — The Puranas tell Ganesha's birth in different ways. In some he comes from Shiva's face or laughter; in the best-known, from Parvati. This hymn keeps all the stories.
উমাঙ্গমলজো গৌৰীতেজোভূঃ স্ৱৰ্ধুনীভৱঃ ॥ 19 ॥
- শম্ভুতেজাঃ (śambhutejāḥ)possessing the radiant splendour of Śambhu (Śiva) or born of his power
- শিৱাশোকহাৰী (śivāśokahārī)the dispeller of sorrow of Śivā (Pārvatī)
- গৌৰীসুখাৱহঃ (gaurīsukhāvahaḥ)the bringer of delight to Gaurī
- উমাঙ্গমলজঃ (umāṅgamalajaḥ)born from the unguent paste of Umā's limbs
- গৌৰীতেজোভূঃ (gaurītejobhūḥ)manifested from the radiant effulgence of Gaurī
- স্ৱৰ্ধুনীভৱঃ (svardhunībhavaḥ)born from or originating at the celestial river (Gaṅgā)
anvaya শম্ভুতেজাঃ শিৱাশোকহাৰী গৌৰীসুখাৱহঃ উমাঙ্গমলজঃ গৌৰীতেজোভূঃ স্ৱৰ্ধুনীভৱঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
উমাঙ্গমলজঃ born of the paste from Uma's body — The famous telling: Parvati shaped a boy from the turmeric paste she rubbed off while bathing, and gave him life.
স্ৱৰ্ধুনীভৱঃ born of the heavenly river — Svardhuni is the Ganga of heaven. In one telling the figure Parvati made came to life in the Ganga's waters.
সৰ্ৱাত্মা সৰ্ৱদেৱাত্মা ব্ৰহ্মমূৰ্ধা ককুপ্শ্ৰুতিঃ ॥ 20 ॥
- যজ্ঞকাযঃ (yajñakāyaḥ)he whose body is the sacrifice
- মহানাদঃ (mahānādaḥ)he whose cosmic sound/resonance is great
- গিৰিৱৰ্ষ্মা (girivarṣmā)he whose body is vast like a mountain
- শুভাননঃ (śubhānanaḥ)he who has an auspicious face
- সৰ্ৱাত্মা (sarvātmā)he who is the inner soul of all beings
- সৰ্ৱদেৱাত্মা (sarvadevātmā)he who is the inner self of all deities
- ব্ৰহ্মমূৰ্ধা (brahmamūrdhā)whose head is Brahma
- ককুপ্শ্ৰুতিঃ (kakupśrutiḥ)he whose ears are the cardinal directions
anvaya [সঃ] যজ্ঞকাযঃ মহানাদঃ গিৰিৱৰ্ষ্মা শুভাননঃ সৰ্ৱাত্মা সৰ্ৱদেৱাত্মা ব্ৰহ্মমূৰ্ধা ককুপ্শ্ৰুতিঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ককুপ্শ্ৰুতিঃ whose ears are the directions — Kakubh is a quarter of the sky.
note From here the hymn describes Ganesha as the universe in a body: each part of him is a part of the world. The picture runs for several verses, from head to foot.
জগজ্জন্মলযোন্মেষনিমেষোঽগ্ন্যৰ্কসোমদৃক্ ॥ 21 ॥
- ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডকুম্ভঃ (brahmāṇḍakumbhaḥ)he whose elephant-head frontal globes are the cosmic sphere
- চিদ্ৱ্যোমভালঃ (cidvyomabhālaḥ)he whose forehead is the expanse of pure consciousness
- সত্যশিৰোৰুহঃ (satyaśiroruhaḥ)whose hair is the world of truth
- জগজ্জন্মলযোন্মেষনিমেষঃ (jagajjanmalayonmeṣanimeṣaḥ)he whose opening and closing of eyes are the creation and dissolution of the universe
- অগ্ন্যৰ্কসোমদৃক্ (agnyarkasomadṛk)he whose eyes are Fire, the Sun, and the Moon
anvaya ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডকুম্ভঃ চিদ্ৱ্যোমভালঃ সত্যশিৰোৰুহঃ জগজ্জন্মলযোন্মেষনিমেষঃ অগ্ন্যৰ্কসোমদৃক্
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডকুম্ভঃ whose temples are the cosmic egg — Kumbha is the domed swelling on an elephant's forehead.
জগজ্জন্মলযোন্মেষনিমেষঃ whose blink is the world's birth and end — When he opens his eyes the world begins, and when he closes them it ends.
গ্ৰহৰ্ক্ষদশনো ৱাণীজিহ্ৱো ৱাসৱনাসিকঃ ॥ 22 ॥
- গিৰীন্দ্ৰৈকৰদঃ (girīndraikaradaḥ)whose single tusk is the king of mountains (Himālaya)
- ধৰ্মাধৰ্মোষ্ঠঃ (dharmādharmoṣṭhaḥ)whose upper and lower lips are righteousness and unrighteousness
- সামবৃংহিতঃ (sāmabṛṃhitaḥ)whose trumpeting is the Sama Veda
- গ্ৰহৰ্ক্ষদশনঃ (graharkṣadaśanaḥ)whose teeth are the planets and stars
- ৱাণীজিহ্ৱঃ (vāṇījihvaḥ)whose tongue is Goddess Vāṇī (Sarasvatī)
- ৱাসৱনাসিকঃ (vāsavanāsikaḥ)whose nose is Vāsava (Indra)
anvaya [সঃ] গিৰীন্দ্ৰৈকৰদঃ ধৰ্মাধৰ্মোষ্ঠঃ সামবৃংহিতঃ গ্ৰহৰ্ক্ষদশনঃ ৱাণীজিহ্ৱঃ ৱাসৱনাসিকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সামবৃংহিতঃ whose trumpet call is the Sama Veda — Bṛṃhita is the trumpeting of an elephant. The sung Veda is his call.
কুলাচলাংসঃ সোমাৰ্কঘণ্টো ৰুদ্ৰশিৰোধৰঃ ॥ 23 ॥
- ভ্ৰূমধ্যসংস্থিতকৰঃ (bhrūmadhyasaṃsthitakaraḥ)one whose trunk rests positioned between his eyebrows
- ব্ৰহ্মৱিদ্যামদোদকঃ (brahmavidyāmadodakaḥ)one whose rutting fluid is the supreme knowledge of Brahman
- কুলাচলাংসঃ (kulācalāṃsaḥ)one whose shoulders are the principal mountain ranges
- সোমাৰ্কঘণ্টঃ (somārkaghaṇṭaḥ)one whose bells are the moon and the sun
- ৰুদ্ৰশিৰোধৰঃ (rudraśirodharaḥ)one whose neck is Lord Rudra
anvaya [সঃ] ভ্ৰূমধ্যসংস্থিতকৰঃ ব্ৰহ্মৱিদ্যামদোদকঃ কুলাচলাংসঃ সোমাৰ্কঘণ্টঃ ৰুদ্ৰশিৰোধৰঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ব্ৰহ্মৱিদ্যামদোদকঃ whose mada is the knowledge of Brahman — The rich flow of a mighty elephant becomes, in this picture, the highest knowledge pouring from him.
সোমাৰ্কঘণ্টঃ whose bells are the moon and sun — An elephant in procession wears a bell on either side.
ৱ্যোমনাভিঃ শ্ৰীহৃদযো মেৰুপৃষ্ঠোঽৰ্ণৱোদৰঃ ॥ 24 ॥
- নদীনদভুজঃ (nadīnadabhujaḥ)he whose arms are the rivers and streams
- সৰ্পাঙ্গুলীকঃ (sarpāṅgulīkaḥ)he whose fingers are serpents
- তাৰকানখঃ (tārakānakhaḥ)he whose fingernails are the stars
- ৱ্যোমনাভিঃ (vyomanābhiḥ)he whose navel is space (the sky)
- শ্ৰীহৃদযঃ (śrīhṛdayaḥ)he whose chest is Śrī (auspicious splendour)
- মেৰুপৃষ্ঠঃ (merupṛṣṭhaḥ)he whose back is Mount Meru
- অৰ্ণৱোদৰঃ (arṇavodaraḥ)he whose abdomen is the ocean
anvaya [সঃ] নদীনদভুজঃ সৰ্পাঙ্গুলীকঃ তাৰকানখঃ ৱ্যোমনাভিঃ শ্ৰীহৃদযঃ মেৰুপৃষ্ঠঃ অৰ্ণৱোদৰঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
পৃথ্ৱীকটিঃ সৃষ্টিলিঙ্গঃ শৈলোৰুৰ্দস্ৰজানুকঃ ॥ 25 ॥
- কুক্ষিস্থযক্ষগন্ধৰ্ৱৰক্ষঃকিন্নৰমানুষঃ (kukṣisthayakṣagandharvarakṣaḥkinnaramānuṣaḥ)he in whose belly dwell the Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Rākṣasas, Kinnaras, and humans
- পৃথ্ৱীকটিঃ (pṛthvīkaṭiḥ)he whose waist/hips are the earth
- সৃষ্টিলিঙ্গঃ (sṛṣṭiliṅgaḥ)he whose generative mark or symbol is creation itself
- শৈলোৰুঃ (śailoruḥ)he whose thighs are the mountains
- দস্ৰজানুকঃ (dasrajānukaḥ)he whose knees are the twin Dasras (Aśvinīkumāras)
anvaya [সঃ] কুক্ষিস্থযক্ষগন্ধৰ্ৱৰক্ষঃকিন্নৰমানুষঃ পৃথ্ৱীকটিঃ সৃষ্টিলিঙ্গঃ শৈলোৰুঃ দস্ৰজানুকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
দস্ৰজানুকঃ whose knees are the Dasras — The Dasras are the twin Ashvins, the healers of the gods.
জ্যোতিৰ্মণ্ডললাঙ্গূলো হৃদযালাননিশ্চলঃ ॥ 26 ॥
- পাতালজঙ্ঘঃ (pātālajaṅghaḥ)having the netherworld (Pātāla) as lower legs
- মুনিপাত্ (munipāt)having the sages as feet
- কালাঙ্গুষ্ঠঃ (kālāṅguṣṭhaḥ)having Time/Death (Kāla) as big toe
- ত্ৰযীতনুঃ (trayītanuḥ)having the threefold Veda (Trayī) as body
- জ্যোতিৰ্মণ্ডললাঙ্গূলঃ (jyotirmaṇḍalalāṅgūlaḥ)having the celestial sphere of stars as tail
- হৃদযালাননিশ্চলঃ (hṛdayālānaniścalaḥ)firmly tethered to the post of the heart
anvaya পাতালজঙ্ঘঃ মুনিপাত্ কালাঙ্গুষ্ঠঃ ত্ৰযীতনুঃ জ্যোতিৰ্মণ্ডললাঙ্গূলঃ হৃদযালাননিশ্চলঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
হৃদযালাননিশ্চলঃ held still at the tethering post of the heart — Alana is the post an elephant is tied to. The vast god of the last few verses is held fast in the devotee's heart.
note This verse ends the picture of the cosmic body and turns it around: the god who holds every world stands still inside the heart.
সদ্ভক্তধ্যাননিগডঃ পূজাৱাৰিনিৱাৰিতঃ ॥ 27 ॥
- হৃত্পদ্মকৰ্ণিকাশালী (hṛtpadmakarṇikāśālī)shining or abiding in the pericarp of the heart-lotus
- ৱিযত্কেলিসৰোৱৰঃ (viyatkelisarovaraḥ)one whose play-lake is space itself
- সদ্ভক্তধ্যাননিগডঃ (sadbhaktadhyānanigaḍaḥ)one who is bound by the fetter of meditation of noble devotees
- পূজাৱাৰিনিৱাৰিতঃ (pūjāvārinivāritaḥ)one who is pacified or contained by the water offered in worship
anvaya [সঃ] হৃত্পদ্মকৰ্ণিকাশালী ৱিযত্কেলিসৰোৱৰঃ সদ্ভক্তধ্যাননিগডঃ পূজাৱাৰিনিৱাৰিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সদ্ভক্তধ্যাননিগডঃ chained by his devotees' meditation — Nigada is the leg-chain of an elephant. Only the meditation of those who love him can hold him.
যশস্ৱী ধাৰ্মিকো জেতা প্ৰথমঃ প্ৰমথেশ্ৱৰঃ ॥ 28 ॥
- প্ৰতাপী (pratāpī)majestic, radiant with valor
- কাশ্যপঃ (kāśyapaḥ)descendant of Kaśyapa
- মন্তা (mantā)the thinker, counselor, or wise thinker
- গণকঃ (gaṇakaḥ)the astrologer or reckoner of numbers
- ৱিষ্টপী (viṣṭapī)possessor or ruler of the worlds
- বলী (balī)mighty, full of strength
- যশস্ৱী (yaśasvī)glorious, famous
- ধাৰ্মিকঃ (dhārmikaḥ)righteous, upholder of Dharma
- জেতা (jetā)conqueror, victorious one
- প্ৰথমঃ (prathamaḥ)the first, primary, or foremost
- প্ৰমথেশ্ৱৰঃ (pramatheśvaraḥ)lord of the Pramatha attendants
anvaya প্ৰতাপী কাশ্যপঃ মন্তা গণকঃ ৱিষ্টপী বলী যশস্ৱী ধাৰ্মিকঃ জেতা প্ৰথমঃ প্ৰমথেশ্ৱৰঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
কাশ্যপঃ son of Kashyapa — In the Ganesha Purana, in the first age of the world Ganesha is born as Mahotkata Vinayaka, the son of the sage Kashyapa and Aditi.
ৰত্নমণ্ডপমধ্যস্থো ৰত্নসিংহাসনাশ্ৰযঃ ॥ 29 ॥
- চিন্তামণিঃ (cintāmaṇiḥ)the wish-fulfilling gem
- দ্ৱীপপতিঃ (dvīpapatiḥ)the lord of the island
- কল্পদ্ৰুমৱনালযঃ (kalpadrumavanālayaḥ)whose home is in the forest of wish-fulfilling trees
- ৰত্নমণ্ডপমধ্যস্থঃ (ratnamaṇḍapamadhyasthaḥ)residing in the center of the jeweled pavilion
- ৰত্নসিংহাসনাশ্ৰযঃ (ratnasiṃhāsanāśrayaḥ)seated upon the jeweled throne
anvaya চিন্তামণিঃ দ্ৱীপপতিঃ কল্পদ্ৰুমৱনালযঃ ৰত্নমণ্ডপমধ্যস্থঃ ৰত্নসিংহাসনাশ্ৰযঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
চিন্তামণিঃ the wish-granting gem — Chintamani is also the name of Ganesha at Theur, one of the Ashtavinayaka temples.
note This verse and the next few describe Ganesha's own world as tantric worship pictures it: a jewelled island in an ocean, with his throne at the centre, surrounded by his shaktis.
নন্দানন্দিতপীঠশ্ৰীৰ্ভোগদো ভূষিতাসনঃ ॥ 30 ॥
- তীৱ্ৰাশিৰোদ্ধৃতপদঃ (tīvrāśiroddhṛtapadaḥ)he whose foot is supported on the head of Tīvrā
- জ্ৱালিনীমৌলিলালিতঃ (jvālinīmaulilālitaḥ)he who is fondled by the diadem of Jvālinī
- নন্দানন্দিতপীঠশ্ৰীঃ (nandānanditapīṭhaśrīḥ)he the glory of whose seat is delighted by Nandā
- ভোগদঃ (bhogadaḥ)giver of worldly enjoyments
- ভূষিতাসনঃ (bhūṣitāsanaḥ)he whose seat/throne is adorned
anvaya তীৱ্ৰাশিৰোদ্ধৃতপদঃ জ্ৱালিনীমৌলিলালিতঃ নন্দানন্দিতপীঠশ্ৰীঃ ভোগদঃ ভূষিতাসনঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ভোগদঃ giver of enjoyment — Also the name of the fourth shakti of his throne, Bhogada, tucked into the list.
note Tivra, Jvalini, Nanda and the names in the next two verses are the nine shaktis of Ganesha's throne, called on in his puja.
তেজোৱতীশিৰোৰত্নং সত্যানিত্যাৱতংসিতঃ ॥ 31 ॥
- সকামদাযিনীপীঠঃ (sakāmadāyinīpīṭhaḥ)he whose throne is the Śakti Sakāmadāyinī (the fulfiller of desires)
- স্ফুৰদুগ্ৰাসনাশ্ৰযঃ (sphuradugrāsanāśrayaḥ)seated on the shining seat of Ugra
- তেজোৱতীশিৰোৰত্নম্ (tejovatīśiroratnam)the crest-jewel upon the head of the Śakti Tejovatī
- সত্যানিত্যাৱতংসিতঃ (satyānityāvataṃsitaḥ)he who is decorated by the Śaktis Satyā and Nityā (as ear-ornaments)
anvaya সকামদাযিনীপীঠঃ স্ফুৰদুগ্ৰাসনাশ্ৰযঃ তেজোৱতীশিৰোৰত্নম্ সত্যানিত্যাৱতংসিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সত্যানিত্যাৱতংসিতঃ adorned by Satya and Nitya — Avatamsa is an ear ornament. Satya is one of the nine throne shaktis.
লিপিপদ্মাসনাধাৰো ৱহ্নিধামত্ৰযালযঃ ॥ 32 ॥
- সৱিঘ্ননাশিনীপীঠঃ (savighnanāśinīpīṭhaḥ)he whose pedestal includes [the ninth Śakti named] Vighnanāśinī
- সৰ্ৱশক্ত্যম্বুজালযঃ (sarvaśaktyambujālayaḥ)whose home is the lotus comprising all the divine Śaktis
- লিপিপদ্মাসনাধাৰঃ (lipipadmāsanādhāraḥ)who is the foundation of the lotus-seat inscribed with letters [mātṛkās]
- ৱহ্নিধামত্ৰযালযঃ (vahnidhāmatrayālayaḥ)who dwells in the three lights of fire, sun and moon
anvaya [সঃ] সৱিঘ্ননাশিনীপীঠঃ সৰ্ৱশক্ত্যম্বুজালযঃ লিপিপদ্মাসনাধাৰঃ ৱহ্নিধামত্ৰযালযঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
লিপিপদ্মাসনাধাৰঃ resting on the lotus of letters — In mantra worship the letters of the alphabet are pictured as the petals of a lotus seat.
note Vighnanashini, 'the destroyer of obstacles', is the ninth and last of the shaktis of his throne.
পীনজঙ্ঘঃ শ্লিষ্টজানুঃ স্থূলোৰুঃ প্ৰোন্নমত্কটিঃ ॥ 33 ॥
- উন্নতপ্ৰপদঃ (unnataprapadaḥ)he whose forefeet are elevated or prominent
- গূঢগুল্ফঃ (gūḍhagulphaḥ)he whose ankles are hidden or well-concealed
- সংৱৃতপাৰ্ষ্ণিকঃ (saṃvṛtapārṣṇikaḥ)he whose heels are covered and well-rounded
- পীনজঙ্ঘঃ (pīnajaṅghaḥ)he whose calves are plump and sturdy
- শ্লিষ্টজানুঃ (śliṣṭajānuḥ)he whose knees are close-set and well-jointed
- স্থূলোৰুঃ (sthūloruḥ)he whose thighs are massive and stout
- প্ৰোন্নমত্কটিঃ (pronnamatkaṭiḥ)he whose waist and hips are elevated
anvaya উন্নতপ্ৰপদঃ গূঢগুল্ফঃ সংৱৃতপাৰ্ষ্ণিকঃ পীনজঙ্ঘঃ শ্লিষ্টজানুঃ স্থূলোৰুঃ প্ৰোন্নমত্কটিঃ [সঃ]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note Now the hymn describes his image the way a sculptor would, from the feet upward, in the traditional language of the marks of a perfect body.
পীনস্কন্ধঃ কম্বুকণ্ঠো লম্বোষ্ঠো লম্বনাসিকঃ ॥ 34 ॥
- নিম্ননাভিঃ (nimnanābhiḥ)he who has a deep navel
- স্থূলকুক্ষিঃ (sthūlakukṣiḥ)he who has a stout abdomen
- পীনৱক্ষাঃ (pīnavakṣāḥ)he who has a broad chest
- বৃহদ্ভুজঃ (bṛhadbhujaḥ)he who has mighty arms
- পীনস্কন্ধঃ (pīnaskandhaḥ)he who has sturdy shoulders
- কম্বুকণ্ঠঃ (kambukaṇṭhaḥ)he who has a conch-like neck
- লম্বোষ্ঠঃ (lamboṣṭhaḥ)he who has a prominent lip
- লম্বনাসিকঃ (lambanāsikaḥ)he who has a long trunk
anvaya নিম্ননাভিঃ স্থূলকুক্ষিঃ পীনৱক্ষাঃ বৃহদ্ভুজঃ পীনস্কন্ধঃ কম্বুকণ্ঠঃ লম্বোষ্ঠঃ লম্বনাসিকঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
কম্বুকণ্ঠঃ with a neck like a conch — A neck with three soft folds, like the spiral of a conch shell, counted as a mark of beauty.
হ্ৰস্ৱনেত্ৰত্ৰযঃ শূৰ্পকৰ্ণো নিবিডমস্তকঃ ॥ 35 ॥
- ভগ্নৱামৰদঃ (bhagnavāmaradaḥ)he who has a broken left tusk
- তুঙ্গসৱ্যদন্তঃ (tuṅgasavyadantaḥ)whose other tusk stands tall
- মহাহনুঃ (mahāhanuḥ)he who possesses a large jaw
- হ্ৰস্ৱনেত্ৰত্ৰযঃ (hrasvanetratrayaḥ)he who has three small eyes
- শূৰ্পকৰ্ণঃ (śūrpakarṇaḥ)he whose ears are like winnowing fans
- নিবিডমস্তকঃ (nibiḍamastakaḥ)he who has a dense, compact head
anvaya ভগ্নৱামৰদঃ তুঙ্গসৱ্যদন্তঃ মহাহনুঃ হ্ৰস্ৱনেত্ৰত্ৰযঃ শূৰ্পকৰ্ণঃ নিবিডমস্তকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
তুঙ্গসৱ্যদন্তঃ whose other tusk is tall — Savya usually means left, which would repeat the vama of the broken tusk. Here it has to mean the other, unbroken one.
সৰ্পহাৰকটীসূত্ৰঃ সৰ্পযজ্ঞোপৱীতৱান্ ॥ 36 ॥
- স্তবকাকাৰকুম্ভাগ্ৰঃ (stabakākārakumbhāgraḥ)he whose forehead peak is shaped like a cluster/bunch of blossoms
- ৰত্নমৌলিঃ (ratnamauliḥ)he who wears a jeweled crown
- নিৰঙ্কুশঃ (niraṅkuśaḥ)unrestrained, completely free from any goad or external control
- সৰ্পহাৰকটীসূত্ৰঃ (sarpahārakaṭīsūtraḥ)he whose necklace and waist-girdle are serpents
- সৰ্পযজ্ঞোপৱীতৱান্ (sarpayajñopavītavān)he who possesses a serpent as his sacred thread
anvaya [সঃ] স্তবকাকাৰকুম্ভাগ্ৰঃ ৰত্নমৌলিঃ নিৰঙ্কুশঃ সৰ্পহাৰকটীসূত্ৰঃ সৰ্পযজ্ঞোপৱীতৱান্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
নিৰঙ্কুশঃ free of the goad — An elephant is steered with a goad. Ganesha holds the goad himself, and no one can use one on him.
সৰ্পকক্ষোদৰাবন্ধঃ সৰ্পৰাজোত্তৰচ্ছদঃ ॥ 37 ॥
- সৰ্পকোটীৰকটকঃ (sarpakoṭīrakaṭakaḥ)he whose crown and bracelets are serpents
- সৰ্পগ্ৰৈৱেযকাঙ্গদঃ (sarpagraiveyakāṅgadaḥ)he whose necklace and armlets are serpents
- সৰ্পকক্ষোদৰাবন্ধঃ (sarpakakṣodarābandhaḥ)he whose flank-girdle and belly-band are serpents
- সৰ্পৰাজোত্তৰচ্ছদঃ (sarparājottaracchadaḥ)he whose upper mantle is the king of serpents
anvaya [সঃ] সৰ্পকোটীৰকটকঃ সৰ্পগ্ৰৈৱেযকাঙ্গদঃ সৰ্পকক্ষোদৰাবন্ধঃ সৰ্পৰাজোত্তৰচ্ছদঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৰক্তেক্ষনো ৰক্তকৰো ৰক্ততাল্ৱোষ্ঠপল্লৱঃ ॥ 38 ॥
- ৰক্তঃ (raktaḥ)red / red-complexioned
- ৰক্তাম্বৰধৰঃ (raktāmbaradharaḥ)wearing red garments
- ৰক্তমালাৱিভূষণঃ (raktamālāvibhūṣaṇaḥ)adorned with garlands of red flowers
- ৰক্তেক্ষনঃ (raktekṣanaḥ)having red eyes
- ৰক্তকৰঃ (raktakaraḥ)having red hands
- ৰক্ততাল্ৱোষ্ঠপল্লৱঃ (raktatālvoṣṭhapallavaḥ)having a red palate, red lips, and tender leaf-like extremities
anvaya [সঃ] ৰক্তঃ ৰক্তাম্বৰধৰঃ ৰক্তমালাৱিভূষণঃ ৰক্তেক্ষনঃ ৰক্তকৰঃ ৰক্ততাল্ৱোষ্ঠপল্লৱঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note This verse and the next picture two forms of Ganesha for meditation, the red one and the white one. The printed ৰক্তেক্ষনো is read ৰক্তেক্ষণো.
শ্ৱেতাতপত্ৰৰুচিৰঃ শ্ৱেতচামৰৱীজিতঃ ॥ 39 ॥
- শ্ৱেতঃ (śvetaḥ)white in complexion
- শ্ৱেতাম্বৰধৰঃ (śvetāmbaradharaḥ)wearing white garments
- শ্ৱেতমালাৱিভূষণঃ (śvetamālāvibhūṣaṇaḥ)adorned with white garlands as ornaments
- শ্ৱেতাতপত্ৰৰুচিৰঃ (śvetātapatraruciraḥ)splendid with a white umbrella
- শ্ৱেতচামৰৱীজিতঃ (śvetacāmaravījitaḥ)fanned with white fly-whisks
anvaya [সঃ] শ্ৱেতঃ শ্ৱেতাম্বৰধৰঃ শ্ৱেতমালাৱিভূষণঃ শ্ৱেতাতপত্ৰৰুচিৰঃ শ্ৱেতচামৰৱীজিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
শ্ৱেতাতপত্ৰৰুচিৰঃ bright under a white parasol — The white umbrella and the whisks are honours given to a king.
সৰ্ৱাভৰণশোভাঢ্যঃ সৰ্ৱশোভাসমন্ৱিতঃ ॥ 40 ॥
- সৰ্ৱাৱযৱসম্পূৰ্ণঃ (sarvāvayavasampūrṇaḥ)complete in all limbs and bodily parts
- সৰ্ৱলক্ষণলক্ষিতঃ (sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitaḥ)characterized or endowed with all auspicious marks
- সৰ্ৱাভৰণশোভাঢ্যঃ (sarvābharaṇaśobhāḍhyaḥ)abundant in the splendour of all ornaments
- সৰ্ৱশোভাসমন্ৱিতঃ (sarvaśobhāsamanvitaḥ)fully possessed of all grace and beauty
anvaya সৰ্ৱাৱযৱসম্পূৰ্ণঃ সৰ্ৱলক্ষণলক্ষিতঃ সৰ্ৱাভৰণশোভাঢ্যঃ সৰ্ৱশোভাসমন্ৱিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সৰ্ৱদেৱৱৰঃ শাৰ্ঙ্গী বীজপূৰী গদাধৰঃ ॥ 41 ॥
- সৰ্ৱমঙ্গলমাঙ্গল্যঃ (sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalyaḥ)the auspiciousness of all auspicious things
- সৰ্ৱকাৰণকাৰণম্ (sarvakāraṇakāraṇam)the ultimate cause of all causes
- সৰ্ৱদেৱৱৰঃ (sarvadevavaraḥ)the most excellent among all divine beings
- শাৰ্ঙ্গী (śārṅgī)the wielder of the Śārṅga bow
- বীজপূৰী (bījapūrī)the possessor of the citron fruit
- গদাধৰঃ (gadādharaḥ)the wielder of the mace
anvaya [সঃ] সৰ্ৱমঙ্গলমাঙ্গল্যঃ সৰ্ৱকাৰণকাৰণম্ সৰ্ৱদেৱৱৰঃ শাৰ্ঙ্গী বীজপূৰী গদাধৰঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note From here the hymn lists what he holds in his many hands. The citron, mace, sugarcane bow, trident, discus, lotus, noose, blue lily, rice sheaf, broken tusk and the jewel pot in his trunk are the things held by the ten-armed Maha Ganapati.
কিৰীটী কুণ্ডলী হাৰী ৱনমালী শুভাঙ্গদঃ ॥ 42 ॥
- শুভাঙ্গঃ (śubhāṅgaḥ)having auspicious limbs
- লোকসাৰঙ্গঃ (lokasāraṅgaḥ)the heart of the worlds (the exact sense is uncertain)
- সুতন্তুঃ (sutantuḥ)having an auspicious thread (lineage or cosmic web)
- তন্তুৱৰ্ধনঃ (tantuvardhanaḥ)the expander of the thread of creation and lineage
- কিৰীটী (kirīṭī)adorned with a crown
- কুণ্ডলী (kuṇḍalī)adorned with earrings
- হাৰী (hārī)adorned with a necklace
- ৱনমালী (vanamālī)wearing a garland of forest blossoms
- শুভাঙ্গদঃ (śubhāṅgadaḥ)wearing auspicious armlets
anvaya শুভাঙ্গঃ লোকসাৰঙ্গঃ সুতন্তুঃ তন্তুৱৰ্ধনঃ কিৰীটী কুণ্ডলী হাৰী ৱনমালী শুভাঙ্গদঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
তন্তুৱৰ্ধনঃ who makes the thread grow — Tantu is a thread, and also a family line that runs on from parent to child.
পাশী ধৃতোত্পলঃ শালিমঞ্জৰীভৃত্স্ৱদন্তভৃত্ ॥ 43 ॥
- ইক্ষুচাপধৰঃ (ikṣucāpadharaḥ)holder of the sugarcane bow
- শূলী (śūlī)wielder of the trident
- চক্ৰপাণিঃ (cakrapāṇiḥ)holding a discus in His hand
- সৰোজভৃত্ (sarojabhṛt)bearer of a lotus flower
- পাশী (pāśī)wielder of the noose
- ধৃতোত্পলঃ (dhṛtotpalaḥ)holding a blue lily
- শালিমঞ্জৰীভৃত্ (śālimañjarībhṛt)bearer of a sheaf of paddy rice
- স্ৱদন্তভৃত্ (svadantabhṛt)bearer of His own tusk
anvaya [সঃ] ইক্ষুচাপধৰঃ শূলী চক্ৰপাণিঃ সৰোজভৃত্ পাশী ধৃতোত্পলঃ শালিমঞ্জৰীভৃত্ স্ৱদন্তভৃত্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ইক্ষুচাপধৰঃ holding the sugarcane bow — The sugarcane bow is sweet and bends without breaking. It is also carried by Kama and by Lalita.
স্ৱদন্তভৃত্ holding his own tusk — The broken tusk, which he carries in one hand.
অক্ষমালাধৰো জ্ঞানমুদ্ৰাৱান্ মুদ্গৰাযুধঃ ॥ 44 ॥
- কল্পৱল্লীধৰঃ (kalpavallīdharaḥ)bearer of the wish-fulfilling creeper
- ৱিশ্ৱাভযদৈককৰঃ (viśvābhayadaikakaraḥ)having a single hand that grants fearlessness to the whole universe
- ৱশী (vaśī)self-controlled, master of all
- অক্ষমালাধৰঃ (akṣamālādharaḥ)holder of a rosary of rudrākṣa beads
- জ্ঞানমুদ্ৰাৱান্ (jñānamudrāvān)possessing or displaying the hand-gesture of wisdom
- মুদ্গৰাযুধঃ (mudgarāyudhaḥ)having the mace as his weapon
anvaya [সঃ] কল্পৱল্লীধৰঃ ৱিশ্ৱাভযদৈককৰঃ ৱশী অক্ষমালাধৰঃ জ্ঞানমুদ্ৰাৱান্ মুদ্গৰাযুধঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (8 syllables × 4 pādas)
জ্ঞানমুদ্ৰাৱান্ showing the gesture of knowledge — Jnana mudra: the tip of the index finger touches the thumb, the gesture of a teacher.
কৰস্থাম্ৰফলশ্চূতকলিকাভৃত্কুঠাৰৱান্ ॥ 45 ॥
- পূৰ্ণপাত্ৰী (pūrṇapātrī)one holding a full vessel
- কম্বুধৰঃ (kambudharaḥ)holder of a conch shell
- ৱিধৃতাঙ্কুশমূলকঃ (vidhṛtāṅkuśamūlakaḥ)one who holds a goad and a radish
- কৰস্থাম্ৰফলঃ (karasthāmraphalaḥ)one who has a mango fruit in his hand
- চূতকলিকাভৃত্ (cūtakalikābhṛt)bearer of a mango blossom bud
- কুঠাৰৱান্ (kuṭhāravān)wielder of an axe
anvaya [সঃ] পূৰ্ণপাত্ৰী কম্বুধৰঃ ৱিধৃতাঙ্কুশমূলকঃ কৰস্থাম্ৰফলঃ চূতকলিকাভৃত্ কুঠাৰৱান্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (8 syllables × 4 pādas)
মূলকঃ a radish — Some images of Ganesha hold a radish, a humble food beside the weapons.
ভাৰতীসুন্দৰীনাথো ৱিনাযকৰতিপ্ৰিযঃ ॥ 46 ॥
- পুষ্কৰস্থস্ৱৰ্ণঘটীপূৰ্ণৰত্নাভিৱৰ্ষকঃ (puṣkarasthasvarṇaghaṭīpūrṇaratnābhivarṣakaḥ)the showerer of gems filled in the golden pot held at the tip of the trunk
- ভাৰতীসুন্দৰীনাথঃ (bhāratīsundarīnāthaḥ)the lord of Bhāratī (Sarasvatī) and Sundarī (Lakṣmī or Gaurī)
- ৱিনাযকৰতিপ্ৰিযঃ (vināyakaratipriyaḥ)he who delights in the joy of Vināyaka
anvaya [সঃ] পুষ্কৰস্থস্ৱৰ্ণঘটীপূৰ্ণৰত্নাভিৱৰ্ষকঃ ভাৰতীসুন্দৰীনাথঃ ৱিনাযকৰতিপ্ৰিযঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
পুষ্কৰস্থস্ৱৰ্ণঘটী the golden pot at the tip of his trunk — In the image of Maha Ganapati, the trunk holds a pot of jewels, poured out for his devotees.
ৰমাৰমেশপূৰ্ৱাঙ্গো দক্ষিণোমামহেশ্ৱৰঃ ॥ 47 ॥
- মহালক্ষ্মীপ্ৰিযতমঃ (mahālakṣmīpriyatamaḥ)most beloved of Mahālakṣmī
- সিদ্ধলক্ষ্মীমনোৰমঃ (siddhalakṣmīmanoramaḥ)pleasing to the mind of Siddhalakṣmī
- ৰমাৰমেশপূৰ্ৱাঙ্গঃ (ramārameśapūrvāṅgaḥ)having Ramā and Rameśa on His front or eastern side
- দক্ষিণোমামহেশ্ৱৰঃ (dakṣiṇomāmaheśvaraḥ)having Umā and Maheśvara on His right or southern side
anvaya [সঃ] মহালক্ষ্মীপ্ৰিযতমঃ সিদ্ধলক্ষ্মীমনোৰমঃ ৰমাৰমেশপূৰ্ৱাঙ্গঃ দক্ষিণোমামহেশ্ৱৰঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note This verse and the next place Ganesha at the centre of his yantra, with a divine couple at each of the four quarters, as in the worship of Maha Ganapati.
আমোদমোদজননঃ সপ্ৰমোদপ্ৰমোদনঃ ॥ 48 ॥
- মহীৱৰাহৱামাঙ্গঃ (mahīvarāhavāmāṅgaḥ)he who has Mahī (Earth) and Varāha on His left side
- ৰতিকন্দৰ্পপশ্চিমঃ (ratikandarpapaścimaḥ)he who has Rati and Kandarpa (Kāmadeva) situated to His west
- আমোদমোদজননঃ (āmodamodajananaḥ)the progenitor of Āmoda and Moda
- সপ্ৰমোদপ্ৰমোদনঃ (sapramodapramodanaḥ)the one who gladdens Pramoda together with his companion
anvaya মহীৱৰাহৱামাঙ্গঃ ৰতিকন্দৰ্পপশ্চিমঃ আমোদমোদজননঃ সপ্ৰমোদপ্ৰমোদনঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
আমোদমোদজননঃ father of Amoda and Moda — Amoda, Moda and Pramoda, all words for joy, are attendants in Ganesha's circle.
দন্তসৌমুখ্যসুমুখঃ কান্তিকন্দলিতাশ্ৰযঃ ॥ 49 ॥
- সংৱৰ্ধিতমহাৱৃদ্ধিঃ (saṃvardhitamahāvṛddhiḥ)he who has greatly augmented immense prosperity and growth
- ঋদ্ধিসিদ্ধিপ্ৰৱৰ্ধনঃ (ṛddhisiddhipravardhanaḥ)he who causes the expansion and flourishing of prosperity (Ṛddhi) and attainment (Siddhi)
- দন্তসৌমুখ্যসুমুখঃ (dantasaumukhyasumukhaḥ)he who is fair-faced (Sumukha) on account of the gracious beauty of his tusk
- কান্তিকন্দলিতাশ্ৰযঃ (kāntikandalitāśrayaḥ)he whose physical form or presence is an home sprouting with radiant light
anvaya [সঃ] সংৱৰ্ধিতমহাৱৃদ্ধিঃ ঋদ্ধিসিদ্ধিপ্ৰৱৰ্ধনঃ দন্তসৌমুখ্যসুমুখঃ কান্তিকন্দলিতাশ্ৰযঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঋদ্ধিসিদ্ধিপ্ৰৱৰ্ধনঃ who makes Riddhi and Siddhi grow — Prosperity and success, pictured as his two consorts.
ৱিঘ্নসম্পল্লৱঃ পদ্মঃ সৰ্ৱোন্নতমদদ্ৰৱঃ ॥ 50 ॥
- মদনাৱতী (madanāvatī)by Madanāvatī (a divine Śakti)
- আশ্ৰিতাঙ্ঘ্ৰিঃ (āśritāṅghriḥ)he whose feet are taken refuge in
- কৃতৱৈমুখ্যদুৰ্মুখঃ (kṛtavaimukhyadurmukhaḥ)stern-faced towards those who turn away or show aversion
- ৱিঘ্নসম্পত্ (vighnasampat)abundance or accumulation of obstacles
- লৱঃ (lavaḥ)cutter, reaper, or diminisher
- পদ্মঃ (padmaḥ)lotus-like Lord, or associated with the Padma treasure
- সৰ্ৱোন্নতমদদ্ৰৱঃ (sarvonnatamadadravaḥ)whose mada flows highest of all
anvaya মদনাৱতী আশ্ৰিতাঙ্ঘ্ৰিঃ কৃতৱৈমুখ্যদুৰ্মুখঃ ৱিঘ্নসম্পত্ লৱঃ পদ্মঃ সৰ্ৱোন্নতমদদ্ৰৱঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৱিঘ্নসম্পল্লৱঃ the cutter of a wealth of obstacles — Lava is a reaper. The obstacles pile up like a harvest, and he cuts them down.
তীৱ্ৰাপ্ৰসন্ননযনো জ্ৱালিনীপালিতৈকদৃক্ ॥ 51 ॥
- ৱিঘ্নকৃত্ (vighnakṛt)creator of obstacles (to the unrighteous)
- নিম্নচৰণঃ (nimnacaraṇaḥ)having short or low-set feet
- দ্ৰাৱিণীশক্তিসত্কৃতঃ (drāviṇīśaktisatkṛtaḥ)revered by the power Drāviṇī
- তীৱ্ৰাপ্ৰসন্ননযনঃ (tīvrāprasannanayanaḥ)having eyes intensely stern or displeased
- জ্ৱালিনীপালিতৈকদৃক্ (jvālinīpālitaikadṛk)whose singular glance is guarded by Jvālinī
anvaya ৱিঘ্নকৃত্ নিম্নচৰণঃ দ্ৰাৱিণীশক্তিসত্কৃতঃ তীৱ্ৰাপ্ৰসন্ননযনঃ জ্ৱালিনীপালিতৈকদৃক্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৱিঘ্নকৃত্ maker of obstacles — The god who removes obstacles can also place them, and the tradition says he does so in the path of wrongdoing.
note The shaktis named in these verses, such as Madanavati and Dravini, belong to the circle of powers around Ganesha in tantric worship.
কামিনীকান্তৱক্ত্ৰশ্ৰীৰধিষ্ঠিতৱসুন্ধৰঃ ॥ 52 ॥
- মোহিনীমোহনঃ (mohinīmohanaḥ)the deluder of Mohinī
- ভোগদাযিনীকান্তিমণ্ডনঃ (bhogadāyinīkāntimaṇḍanaḥ)he whose ornament is the brilliance of the Śakti Bhogadāyinī
- কামিনীকান্তৱক্ত্ৰশ্ৰীঃ (kāminīkāntavaktraśrīḥ)he who possesses the splendour of the lovely face of Kāminī
- অধিষ্ঠিতৱসুন্ধৰঃ (adhiṣṭhitavasundharaḥ)he who presides over the earth
anvaya [সঃ] মোহিনীমোহনঃ ভোগদাযিনীকান্তিমণ্ডনঃ কামিনীকান্তৱক্ত্ৰশ্ৰীঃ অধিষ্ঠিতৱসুন্ধৰঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
নমদ্ৱসুমতীমালী মহাপদ্মনিধিঃ প্ৰভুঃ ॥ 53 ॥
- ৱসুধাৰামদোন্নাদঃ (vasudhārāmadonnādaḥ)he who roars exultantly with the intoxication of the stream of abundance
- মহাশঙ্খনিধিপ্ৰিযঃ (mahāśaṅkhanidhipriyaḥ)he to whom the great Śaṅkha treasure is dear
- নমদ্ৱসুমতীমালী (namadvasumatīmālī)he who is garlanded by the prostrating Earth
- মহাপদ্মনিধিঃ (mahāpadmanidhiḥ)he who is the great Padma treasure
- প্ৰভুঃ (prabhuḥ)the sovereign Lord
anvaya ৱসুধাৰামদোন্নাদঃ মহাশঙ্খনিধিপ্ৰিযঃ নমদ্ৱসুমতীমালী মহাপদ্মনিধিঃ প্ৰভুঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
মহাশঙ্খনিধিঃ মহাপদ্মনিধিঃ the Shankha and Padma treasures — Two of the nine treasures of Kubera, often shown as attendants at the sides of Ganesha and Lakshmi.
ঈশানমূৰ্ধা দেৱেন্দ্ৰশিখঃ পৱননন্দনঃ ॥ 54 ॥
- সৰ্ৱসদ্গুৰুসংসেৱ্যঃ (sarvasadgurusaṃsevyaḥ)worthy of being thoroughly served by all noble spiritual masters
- শোচিষ্কেশহৃদাশ্ৰযঃ (śociṣkeśahṛdāśrayaḥ)having His home in the heart of Agni (the flame-haired god)
- ঈশানমূৰ্ধা (īśānamūrdhā)having Īśāna (Śiva) as His head
- দেৱেন্দ্ৰশিখঃ (devendraśikhaḥ)having Devendra (Indra) as His crest or topknot
- পৱননন্দনঃ (pavananandanaḥ)the delighter of Pavana (Vāyu / the Wind god)
anvaya সৰ্ৱসদ্গুৰুসংসেৱ্যঃ শোচিষ্কেশহৃদাশ্ৰযঃ ঈশানমূৰ্ধা দেৱেন্দ্ৰশিখঃ পৱননন্দনঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (8 syllables × 4 pādas)
শোচিষ্কেশঃ the flame-haired — Shochishkesha is an old Vedic name of Agni, the fire.
ঐৰাৱতাদিসৰ্ৱাশাৱাৰণো ৱাৰণপ্ৰিযঃ ॥ 55 ॥
- প্ৰত্যুগ্ৰনযনঃ (pratyugranayanaḥ)he who has extremely fierce or intense eyes
- দিৱ্যঃ (divyaḥ)the shining one
- দিৱ্যাস্ত্ৰশতপৰ্ৱধৃক্ (divyāstraśataparvadhṛk)he who holds hundreds of sections or joints of divine weapons
- ঐৰাৱতাদিসৰ্ৱাশাৱাৰণঃ (airāvatādisarvāśāvāraṇaḥ)he who is surrounded by or commands the elephants of all directions, headed by Airāvata
- ৱাৰণপ্ৰিযঃ (vāraṇapriyaḥ)he who is fond of elephants (or to whom elephants are dear)
anvaya প্ৰত্যুগ্ৰনযনঃ দিৱ্যঃ দিৱ্যাস্ত্ৰশতপৰ্ৱধৃক্ ঐৰাৱতাদিসৰ্ৱাশাৱাৰণঃ ৱাৰণপ্ৰিযঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঐৰাৱতাদিসৰ্ৱাশাৱাৰণঃ whose elephants are those of every quarter — Airavata, Indra's white elephant, is the first of the eight elephants that hold up the eight directions.
জযাজযপৰিকৰো ৱিজযাৱিজযাৱহঃ ॥ 56 ॥
- ৱজ্ৰাদ্যস্ত্ৰপৰীৱাৰঃ (vajrādyastraparīvāraḥ)who is surrounded by weapons such as the thunderbolt (Vajra)
- গণচণ্ডসমাশ্ৰযঃ (gaṇacaṇḍasamāśrayaḥ)who is the ultimate refuge of Gaṇacaṇḍa (a prominent attendant)
- জযাজযপৰিকৰঃ (jayājayaparikaraḥ)who has the Shaktis named Jayā and Ajayā as His retinue
- ৱিজযাৱিজযাৱহঃ (vijayāvijayāvahaḥ)who brings or manifests Vijayā and Avijayā
anvaya [সঃ] ৱজ্ৰাদ্যস্ত্ৰপৰীৱাৰঃ গণচণ্ডসমাশ্ৰযঃ জযাজযপৰিকৰঃ ৱিজযাৱিজযাৱহঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৱিলাসিনীকৃতোল্লাসঃ শৌণ্ডী সৌন্দৰ্যমণ্ডিতঃ ॥ 57 ॥
- অজযাৰ্চিতপাদাব্জঃ (ajayārcitapādābjaḥ)he whose lotus-feet are worshipped by Ajayā (Pārvatī or Māyā)
- নিত্যানন্দৱনস্থিতঃ (nityānandavanasthitaḥ)he who resides in the forest of eternal bliss
- ৱিলাসিনীকৃতোল্লাসঃ (vilāsinīkṛtollāsaḥ)he whose delight is aroused by the playful Goddess
- শৌণ্ডী (śauṇḍī)he who is full of spirit, pride, or divine intoxication
- সৌন্দৰ্যমণ্ডিতঃ (saundaryamaṇḍitaḥ)he who is adorned with beauty
anvaya অজযাৰ্চিতপাদাব্জঃ নিত্যানন্দৱনস্থিতঃ ৱিলাসিনীকৃতোল্লাসঃ শৌণ্ডী সৌন্দৰ্যমণ্ডিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
জ্ঞানাশ্ৰযঃ ক্ৰিযাধাৰ ইচ্ছাশক্তিনিষেৱিতঃ ॥ 58 ॥
- অনন্তানন্তসুখদঃ (anantānantasukhadaḥ)the giver of infinite and endless happiness
- সুমঙ্গলসুমঙ্গলঃ (sumaṅgalasumaṅgalaḥ)the most auspicious among all auspicious things
- জ্ঞানাশ্ৰযঃ (jñānāśrayaḥ)the locus or refuge of knowledge
- ক্ৰিযাধাৰঃ (kriyādhāraḥ)the foundation or support of action
- ইচ্ছাশক্তিনিষেৱিতঃ (icchāśaktiniṣevitaḥ)served by the power of will
anvaya [সঃ] অনন্তানন্তসুখদঃ সুমঙ্গলসুমঙ্গলঃ জ্ঞানাশ্ৰযঃ ক্ৰিযাধাৰঃ ইচ্ছাশক্তিনিষেৱিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note Knowledge, action and will are the three powers of the Upanishad's shakti-traya, named one by one.
কামিনীপালনঃ কামকামিনীকেলিলালিতঃ ॥ 59 ॥
- সুভগাসংশ্ৰিতপদঃ (subhagāsaṃśritapadaḥ)he whose feet are resorted to by auspicious women
- ললিতাললিতাশ্ৰযঃ (lalitālalitāśrayaḥ)he who is the charming refuge of beautiful women
- কামিনীপালনঃ (kāminīpālanaḥ)he who is the protector of loving women
- কামকামিনীকেলিলালিতঃ (kāmakāminīkelilālitaḥ)he who is delighted by the playful sports of Kāmadeva's loving wives
anvaya সুভগাসংশ্ৰিতপদঃ ললিতাললিতাশ্ৰযঃ কামিনীপালনঃ কামকামিনীকেলিলালিতঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas (with irregular syllable distribution of 6 and 10 in the second half)
গুৰুগুপ্তপদো ৱাচাসিদ্ধো ৱাগীশ্ৱৰীপতিঃ ॥ 60 ॥
- সৰস্ৱত্যাশ্ৰযঃ (sarasvatyāśrayaḥ)the refuge of Sarasvati (the goddess of learning)
- গৌৰীনন্দনঃ (gaurīnandanaḥ)the son of Gauri
- শ্ৰীনিকেতনঃ (śrīniketanaḥ)the home of Sri (Lakshmi or prosperity)
- গুৰুগুপ্তপদঃ (guruguptapadaḥ)he whose state or feet are protected and secretly revealed by the Guru
- ৱাচাসিদ্ধঃ (vācāsiddhaḥ)he who is perfected in speech (whose words are always realized)
- ৱাগীশ্ৱৰীপতিঃ (vāgīśvarīpatiḥ)the Lord of Vagishvari (the goddess of speech)
anvaya সৰস্ৱত্যাশ্ৰযঃ গৌৰীনন্দনঃ শ্ৰীনিকেতনঃ গুৰুগুপ্তপদঃ ৱাচাসিদ্ধঃ ৱাগীশ্ৱৰীপতিঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anustubh, 8 syllables x 4 padas
ৱাচাসিদ্ধঃ whose words come true — A vachasiddha is one whose every word is fulfilled.
ৰৌদ্ৰীমুদ্ৰিতপাদাব্জো হুম্বীজস্তুঙ্গশক্তিকঃ ॥ 61 ॥
- নলিনীকামুকঃ (nalinīkāmukaḥ)the lover of the lotus-pond (or the Shakti Nalini)
- ৱামাৰামঃ (vāmārāmaḥ)he who delights in Vāmā (the Shakti of creation)
- জ্যেষ্ঠামনোৰমঃ (jyeṣṭhāmanoramaḥ)he who is pleasing to Jyeṣṭhā (the Shakti of sustenance)
- ৰৌদ্ৰীমুদ্ৰিতপাদাব্জঃ (raudrīmudritapādābjaḥ)he whose lotus feet are marked or worshipped by Raudrī (the Shakti of dissolution)
- হুম্বীজঃ (humbījaḥ)he whose seed-syllable is 'hum'
- তুঙ্গশক্তিকঃ (tuṅgaśaktikaḥ)he who possesses supreme power (or holds a lofty spear)
anvaya নলিনীকামুকঃ ৱামাৰামঃ জ্যেষ্ঠামনোৰমঃ ৰৌদ্ৰীমুদ্ৰিতপাদাব্জঃ হুম্বীজঃ তুঙ্গশক্তিকঃ [চ]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note Vama, Jyeshtha and Raudri are the powers of creating, keeping and dissolving. Hum and tunga are the seed and power named in the viniyoga at the start of the hymn.
অমৃতাব্ধিকৃতাৱাসো মদঘূৰ্ণিতলোচনঃ ॥ 62 ॥
- ৱিশ্ৱাদিজননত্ৰাণঃ (viśvādijananatrāṇaḥ)protector of the generation of the universe and its beginning
- স্ৱাহাশক্তিঃ (svāhāśaktiḥ)one who has Svāhā as his power
- সকীলকঃ (sakīlakaḥ)possessing the kīlaka
- অমৃতাব্ধিকৃতাৱাসঃ (amṛtābdhikṛtāvāsaḥ)one who has his home in the ocean of nectar
- মদঘূৰ্ণিতলোচনঃ (madaghūrṇitalocanaḥ)one whose eyes are rolling with intoxication
anvaya [সঃ] ৱিশ্ৱাদিজননত্ৰাণঃ স্ৱাহাশক্তিঃ সকীলকঃ অমৃতাব্ধিকৃতাৱাসঃ [চ] মদঘূৰ্ণিতলোচনঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The keys named in the viniyoga, hum, tunga and svaha-shakti, turn up here as names of Ganesha himself.
সাৰ্ৱকালিকসংসিদ্ধিৰ্নিত্যসেৱ্যো দিগম্বৰঃ ॥ 63 ॥
- উচ্ছিষ্টঃ (ucchiṣṭaḥ)the Leftover (the transcendent reality beyond ritual purity and impurity)
- উচ্ছিষ্টগণকঃ (ucchiṣṭagaṇakaḥ)the reckoner of the leftover (or leader of those who transcend ritual boundaries)
- গণেশঃ (gaṇeśaḥ)the Lord of the divine hosts
- গণনাযকঃ (gaṇanāyakaḥ)the leader of the divine hosts
- সাৰ্ৱকালিকসংসিদ্ধিঃ (sārvakālikasaṃsiddhiḥ)the eternal and all-time perfection
- নিত্যসেৱ্যঃ (nityasevyaḥ)he who is to be constantly served or worshipped
- দিগম্বৰঃ (digambaraḥ)the sky-clad one (naked, representing infinite space as His garment)
anvaya উচ্ছিষ্টঃ উচ্ছিষ্টগণকঃ গণেশঃ গণনাযকঃ সাৰ্ৱকালিকসংসিদ্ধিঃ নিত্যসেৱ্যঃ দিগম্বৰঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
উচ্ছিষ্টঃ Ucchishta, what remains — Ucchishta means what is left over. Ucchishta Ganapati is a tantric form of Ganesha, worshipped with rules of its own.
দিগম্বৰঃ clothed in the directions — Naked, with the sky for his clothing, a name shared with Shiva.
অনাৱিলোঽপ্ৰতিহতিৰচ্যুতোঽমৃতমক্ষৰঃ ॥ 64 ॥
- অনপাযঃ (anapāyaḥ)he who is without decay or destruction
- অনন্তদৃষ্টিঃ (anantadṛṣṭiḥ)he whose vision or gaze is infinite
- অপ্ৰমেযঃ (aprameyaḥ)he who is immeasurable or incomprehensible
- অজৰামৰঃ (ajarāmaraḥ)he who is free from old age and death
- অনাৱিলঃ (anāvilaḥ)he who is untroubled, clear, and pure
- অপ্ৰতিহতিঃ (apratihatiḥ)he who is unobstructed or irresistible
- অচ্যুতঃ (acyutaḥ)he who is infallible or never falls from His true state
- অমৃতম্ (amṛtam)he who is nectar or immortality itself
- অক্ষৰঃ (akṣaraḥ)he who is imperishable or changeless
anvaya অনপাযঃ অনন্তদৃষ্টিঃ অপ্ৰমেযঃ অজৰামৰঃ অনাৱিলঃ অপ্ৰতিহতিঃ অচ্যুতঃ অমৃতম্ অক্ষৰঃ [ৱৰ্ততে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note A run of names beginning with a-, 'not': the hymn describes him by what he is not. From here the names begin to follow the order of the alphabet, letter by letter.
অমেযসিদ্ধিৰদ্ৱৈতমঘোৰোঽগ্নিসমাননঃ ॥ 65 ॥
- অপ্ৰতৰ্ক্যঃ (apratarkyaḥ)inconceivable, beyond logical reasoning
- অক্ষযঃ (akṣayaḥ)imperishable, undecaying
- অজয্যঃ (ajayyaḥ)invincible, unconquerable
- অনাধাৰঃ (anādhāraḥ)without any external support, self-sustained
- অনামযঃ (anāmayaḥ)free from disease or affliction
- অমলঃ (amalaḥ)stainless, pure
- অমেযসিদ্ধিঃ (ameyasiddhiḥ)he of immeasurable accomplishments or spiritual powers
- অদ্ৱৈতম্ (advaitam)non-duality, the one without a second
- অঘোৰঃ (aghoraḥ)non-terrifying, gentle, benign
- অগ্নিসমাননঃ (agnisamānanaḥ)he whose face is like fire, having a brilliant countenance
anvaya অপ্ৰতৰ্ক্যঃ অক্ষযঃ অজয্যঃ অনাধাৰঃ অনামযঃ অমলঃ অমেযসিদ্ধিঃ অদ্ৱৈতম্ অঘোৰঃ অগ্নিসমাননঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
অঘোৰঃ not fearsome — Aghora, 'the one who is not terrible', is also a name of Shiva and one of his five faces.
অদ্ৱৈতম্ non-duality — The word is neuter, naming a truth rather than a person: he is that oneness itself.
আধাৰপীঠমাধাৰ আধাৰাধেযৱৰ্জিতঃ ॥ 66 ॥
- অনাকাৰঃ (anākāraḥ)he who is formless or devoid of physical shape
- অব্ধিভূম্যগ্নিবলঘ্নঃ (abdhibhūmyagnibalaghnaḥ)the destroyer of the strength of the ocean, earth, and fire (the elemental forces)
- অৱ্যক্তলক্ষণঃ (avyaktalakṣaṇaḥ)he whose characteristics or attributes are unmanifest
- আধাৰপীঠম্ (ādhārapīṭham)the foundational pedestal of all existence
- আধাৰঃ (ādhāraḥ)the ultimate support or substratum
- আধাৰাধেযৱৰ্জিতঃ (ādhārādheyavarjitaḥ)he who is free from the dualistic distinction of the container and the contained
anvaya অনাকাৰঃ অব্ধিভূম্যগ্নিবলঘ্নঃ অৱ্যক্তলক্ষণঃ আধাৰপীঠম্ আধাৰঃ আধাৰাধেযৱৰ্জিতঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ইক্ষুসাগৰমধ্যস্থ ইক্ষুভক্ষণলালসঃ ॥ 67 ॥
- আখুকেতনঃ (ākhuketanaḥ)he whose banner or emblem is the mouse
- আশাপূৰকঃ (āśāpūrakaḥ)he who fulfills all desires (or fills all directions)
- আখুমহাৰথঃ (ākhumahārathaḥ)he whose great chariot is the mouse
- ইক্ষুসাগৰমধ্যস্থঃ (ikṣusāgaramadhyasthaḥ)he who resides in the middle of the ocean of sugarcane juice
- ইক্ষুভক্ষণলালসঃ (ikṣubhakṣaṇalālasaḥ)he who is intensely fond of eating sugarcane
anvaya আখুকেতনঃ আশাপূৰকঃ আখুমহাৰথঃ ইক্ষুসাগৰমধ্যস্থঃ ইক্ষুভক্ষণলালসঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ইক্ষুসাগৰমধ্যস্থঃ living in the ocean of sugarcane juice — In Puranic geography the world is ringed by seven oceans, one of them of sugarcane juice. Ganesha's jewelled island is placed in it.
ইন্দ্ৰগোপসমানশ্ৰীৰিন্দ্ৰনীলসমদ্যুতিঃ ॥ 68 ॥
- ইক্ষুচাপাতিৰেকশ্ৰীঃ (ikṣucāpātirekaśrīḥ)whose beauty is greater than the sugarcane bow
- ইক্ষুচাপনিষেৱিতঃ (ikṣucāpaniṣevitaḥ)he who is associated with or holds the sugarcane bow (or is served by it)
- ইন্দ্ৰগোপসমানশ্ৰীঃ (indragopasamānaśrīḥ)he whose brilliant red complexion is like the indragopa insect (the scarlet velvet mite)
- ইন্দ্ৰনীলসমদ্যুতিঃ (indranīlasamadyutiḥ)he whose dark blue lustre is like a sapphire
anvaya ইক্ষুচাপাতিৰেকশ্ৰীঃ ইক্ষুচাপনিষেৱিতঃ ইন্দ্ৰগোপসমানশ্ৰীঃ ইন্দ্ৰনীলসমদ্যুতিঃ [সঃ] [ৱৰ্ততে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ইন্দ্ৰগোপ the indragopa — A bright red velvet mite that appears on the ground with the first rains.
ইধ্মপ্ৰিয ইডাভাগ ইডাৱানিন্দিৰাপ্ৰিযঃ ॥ 69 ॥
- ইন্দীৱৰদলশ্যামঃ (indīvaradalaśyāmaḥ)he who is dark-complexioned like the petal of a blue lotus
- ইন্দুমণ্ডলমণ্ডিতঃ (indumaṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥ)he who is adorned by the disc of the moon
- ইধ্মপ্ৰিযঃ (idhmapriyaḥ)he who is fond of sacrificial fuel
- ইডাভাগঃ (iḍābhāgaḥ)he whose share is the sacrificial food or the earth
- ইডাৱান্ (iḍāvān)he who possesses speech, nourishment, or the earth
- ইন্দিৰাপ্ৰিযঃ (indirāpriyaḥ)he who is dear to Indira (Goddess Lakshmi)
anvaya ইন্দীৱৰদলশ্যামঃ ইন্দুমণ্ডলমণ্ডিতঃ ইধ্মপ্ৰিযঃ ইডাভাগঃ ইডাৱান্ ইন্দিৰাপ্ৰিযঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঈশানমৌলিৰীশান ঈশানপ্ৰিয ঈতিহা ॥ 70 ॥
- ইক্ষ্ৱাকুৱিঘ্নৱিধ্ৱংসী (ikṣvākuvighnavidhvaṃsī)the destroyer of the obstacles of King Ikshvaku (or the Ikshvaku dynasty)
- ইতিকৰ্তৱ্যতেপ্সিতঃ (itikartavyatepsitaḥ)he who is sought after as the ultimate duty (or through the performance of prescribed duties)
- ঈশানমৌলিঃ (īśānamauliḥ)he who is the crown of Shiva (or has Shiva on His crown)
- ঈশানঃ (īśānaḥ)the supreme ruler or Lord
- ঈশানপ্ৰিযঃ (īśānapriyaḥ)he who is dear to Shiva (or to whom Shiva is dear)
- ঈতিহা (ītihā)the destroyer of natural calamities (such as drought, flood, pests, etc.)
anvaya ইক্ষ্ৱাকুৱিঘ্নৱিধ্ৱংসী ইতিকৰ্তৱ্যতেপ্সিতঃ ঈশানমৌলিঃ ঈশানঃ ঈশানপ্ৰিযঃ ঈতিহা [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঈতিহা destroyer of the itis — The itis are the calamities that ruin a harvest: drought, flood, locusts and the like.
উপেন্দ্ৰ উডুভৃন্মৌলিৰুডুনাথকৰপ্ৰিযঃ ॥ 71 ॥
- ঈষণাত্ৰযকল্পান্তঃ (īṣaṇātrayakalpāntaḥ)he who is the dissolution of the three types of worldly desires
- ঈহামাত্ৰৱিৱৰ্জিতঃ (īhāmātravivarjitaḥ)he who is completely free from even the slightest personal effort or desire
- উপেন্দ্ৰঃ (upendraḥ)he who is Upendra (Lord Vishnu)
- উডুভৃন্মৌলিঃ (uḍubhṛnmauliḥ)he who wears the moon (the bearer of stars) on His crown
- উডুনাথকৰপ্ৰিযঃ (uḍunāthakarapriyaḥ)he who is fond of the cool rays of the moon (the lord of stars)
anvaya ঈষণাত্ৰযকল্পান্তঃ ঈহামাত্ৰৱিৱৰ্জিতঃ উপেন্দ্ৰঃ উডুভৃন্মৌলিঃ উডুনাথকৰপ্ৰিযঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঈষণাত্ৰয the three cravings — The three eshanas: the craving for wealth, for children, and for the world's good opinion.
ঊৰ্জস্ৱানূষ্মলমদ ঊহাপোহদুৰাসদঃ ॥ 72 ॥
- উন্নতাননঃ (unnatānanaḥ)he who has an elevated or lofty face
- উত্তুঙ্গঃ (uttuṅgaḥ)he who is lofty or exalted
- উদাৰঃ (udāraḥ)he who is generous or noble
- ত্ৰিদশাগ্ৰণীঃ (tridaśāgraṇīḥ)the leader of the thirty gods
- ঊৰ্জস্ৱান্ (ūrjasvān)he who is mighty or powerful
- ঊষ্মলমদঃ (ūṣmalamadaḥ)he whose elephantine rut is warm
- ঊহাপোহদুৰাসদঃ (ūhāpohadurāsadaḥ)he who is difficult to reach through reasoning and counter-reasoning
anvaya উন্নতাননঃ উত্তুঙ্গঃ উদাৰঃ ত্ৰিদশাগ্ৰণীঃ ঊৰ্জস্ৱান্ ঊষ্মলমদঃ ঊহাপোহদুৰাসদঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঊহাপোহদুৰাসদঃ beyond argument for and against — Uhapoha is reasoning back and forth. It does not get one to him.
ঋজুচিত্তৈকসুলভো ঋণত্ৰযৱিমোচনঃ ॥ 73 ॥
- ঋগ্যজুঃসামনযনঃ (ṛgyajuḥsāmanayanaḥ)he whose three eyes are the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas
- ঋদ্ধিসিদ্ধিসমৰ্পকঃ (ṛddhisiddhisamarpakaḥ)the giver of prosperity and spiritual or material accomplishments
- ঋজুচিত্তৈকসুলভঃ (ṛjucittaikasulabhaḥ)he who is solely and easily attainable by those with straightforward minds
- ঋণত্ৰযৱিমোচনঃ (ṛṇatrayavimocanaḥ)the liberator from the three-fold debts to gods, sages, and ancestors
anvaya ঋগ্যজুঃসামনযনঃ ঋদ্ধিসিদ্ধিসমৰ্পকঃ ঋজুচিত্তৈকসুলভঃ ঋণত্ৰযৱিমোচনঃ
chandas Anustubh, 8 syllables x 4 padas
ঋণত্ৰযৱিমোচনঃ freeing from the three debts — The debts every person is born with: to the gods, to the sages, and to the ancestors.
লুপ্তশ্ৰীৰ্ৱিমুখাৰ্চানাং লূতাৱিস্ফোটনাশনঃ ॥ 74 ॥
- স্ৱভক্তানাম্ (svabhaktānām)of His own devotees
- লুপ্তৱিঘ্নঃ (luptavighnaḥ)he who has dissolved obstacles
- সুৰদ্ৱিষাম্ (suradviṣām)of the enemies of the gods
- লুপ্তশক্তিঃ (luptaśaktiḥ)he who has dissolved the power
- ৱিমুখাৰ্চানাম্ (vimukhārcānām)of those who are averse to worship
- লুপ্তশ্ৰীঃ (luptaśrīḥ)he who has dissolved the prosperity
- লূতাৱিস্ফোটনাশনঃ (lūtāvisphoṭanāśanaḥ)he who is the destroyer of spider-poison and eruptive boils
anvaya স্ৱভক্তানাম্ লুপ্তৱিঘ্নঃ সুৰদ্ৱিষাম্ লুপ্তশক্তিঃ ৱিমুখাৰ্চানাম্ লুপ্তশ্ৰীঃ লূতাৱিস্ফোটনাশনঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The vowel ḷ is almost never used, so the hymn fills its place in the alphabet with names beginning lupta, 'vanished'.
এজিতাখিলদৈত্যশ্ৰীৰেধিতাখিলসংশ্ৰযঃ ॥ 75 ॥
- একাৰপীঠমধ্যস্থঃ (ekārapīṭhamadhyasthaḥ)he who is seated in the center of the pedestal of the letter 'e'
- একপাদকৃতাসনঃ (ekapādakṛtāsanaḥ)he who has established His posture on a single foot
- এজিতাখিলদৈত্যশ্ৰীঃ (ejitākhiladaityaśrīḥ)he by whom the prosperity of all the demons has been shaken
- এধিতাখিলসংশ্ৰযঃ (edhitākhilasaṃśrayaḥ)he by whom all those who take refuge are nourished
anvaya একাৰপীঠমধ্যস্থঃ একপাদকৃতাসনঃ এজিতাখিলদৈত্যশ্ৰীঃ এধিতাখিলসংশ্ৰযঃ [ৱৰ্ততে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
একাৰপীঠ the seat of the letter e — In mantra practice the letter e is pictured as a triangle, the shape at the centre of a yantra.
ঐৰম্মদসমোন্মেষ ঐৰাৱতসমাননঃ ॥ 76 ॥
- ঐশ্ৱৰ্যনিধিঃ (aiśvaryanidhiḥ)a treasure of lordship
- ঐশ্ৱৰ্যম্ (aiśvaryam)sovereignty and lordship itself
- ঐহিকামুষ্মিকপ্ৰদঃ (aihikāmuṣmikapradaḥ)the giver of both earthly and heavenly benefits
- ঐৰম্মদসমোন্মেষঃ (airammadasamonmeṣaḥ)he whose flash of brilliance or awakening is like lightning
- ঐৰাৱতসমাননঃ (airāvatasamānanaḥ)he whose face is like that of Airāvata (the celestial elephant)
anvaya ঐশ্ৱৰ্যনিধিঃ ঐশ্ৱৰ্যম্ ঐহিকামুষ্মিকপ্ৰদঃ ঐৰম্মদসমোন্মেষঃ ঐৰাৱতসমাননঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঔদাৰ্যনিধিৰৌদ্ধত্যধৈৰ্য ঔন্নত্যনিঃসমঃ ॥ 77 ॥
- ওঙ্কাৰৱাচ্যঃ (oṅkāravācyaḥ)he who is expressed or signified by Om
- ওঙ্কাৰঃ (oṅkāraḥ)Om itself
- ওজস্ৱান্ (ojasvān)he who is full of vital energy, splendour, and strength
- ওষধীপতিঃ (oṣadhīpatiḥ)the lord of medicinal herbs (the Moon)
- ঔদাৰ্যনিধিঃ (audāryanidhiḥ)the treasure-house of generosity and magnanimity
- ঔদ্ধত্যধৈৰ্যঃ (auddhatyadhairyaḥ)he who possesses both haughtiness (towards adversaries) and fortitude
- ঔন্নত্যনিঃসমঃ (aunnatyaniḥsamaḥ)he who is unequalled in height, elevation, or sublimity
anvaya ওঙ্কাৰৱাচ্যঃ ওঙ্কাৰঃ ওজস্ৱান্ ওষধীপতিঃ ঔদাৰ্যনিধিঃ ঔদ্ধত্যধৈৰ্যঃ ঔন্নত্যনিঃসমঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ওষধীপতিঃ lord of the healing plants — Oshadhipati is usually a name of the moon, which is said to nourish plants.
অঃ সমস্তৱিসৰ্গান্তপদেষু পৰিকীৰ্তিতঃ ॥ 78 ॥
- সুৰনাগানাম্ (suranāgānām)of the divine elephants
- অঙ্কুশঃ (aṅkuśaḥ)the goad
- অঙ্কুশাকাৰসংস্থিতঃ (aṅkuśākārasaṃsthitaḥ)established in the form of a goad
- সমস্তৱিসৰ্গান্তপদেষু (samastavisargāntapadeṣu)in all words ending with a visarga
- অঃ (aḥ)the letter 'aḥ'
- পৰিকীৰ্তিতঃ (parikīrtitaḥ)is proclaimed
anvaya সুৰনাগানাম্ অঙ্কুশঃ অঙ্কুশাকাৰসংস্থিতঃ সমস্তৱিসৰ্গান্তপদেষু অঃ পৰিকীৰ্তিতঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The hymn reaches aṃ and aḥ, the last of the vowel sounds, and makes names of them: the curved goad, and the visarga that closes a word.
কৰ্মসাক্ষী কৰ্মকৰ্তা কৰ্মাকৰ্মফলপ্ৰদঃ ॥ 79 ॥
- কমণ্ডলুধৰঃ (kamaṇḍaludharaḥ)he who holds a water-pot
- কল্পঃ (kalpaḥ)the competent one, or the cosmic cycle
- কপৰ্দী (kapardī)he who has matted hair (like Shiva)
- কলভাননঃ (kalabhānanaḥ)he who has the face of a young elephant
- কৰ্মসাক্ষী (karmasākṣī)the witness of all actions
- কৰ্মকৰ্তা (karmakartā)the performer of actions
- কৰ্মাকৰ্মফলপ্ৰদঃ (karmākarmaphalapradaḥ)the giver of the fruits of both action and inaction
anvaya [সঃ] কমণ্ডলুধৰঃ কল্পঃ কপৰ্দী কলভাননঃ কৰ্মসাক্ষী কৰ্মকৰ্তা কৰ্মাকৰ্মফলপ্ৰদঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The consonants begin here with ka, and each verse from now on stays with one letter.
কাৰুণ্যদেহঃ কপিলঃ কথকঃ কটিসূত্ৰভৃত্ ॥ 80 ॥
- কদম্বগোলকাকাৰঃ (kadambagolakākāraḥ)he whose form is round like a Kadamba flower-globe
- কূষ্মাণ্ডগণনাযকঃ (kūṣmāṇḍagaṇanāyakaḥ)the leader of the host of Kushmanda spirits
- কাৰুণ্যদেহঃ (kāruṇyadehaḥ)he whose body is compassion itself
- কপিলঃ (kapilaḥ)the tawny-coloured one
- কথকঃ (kathakaḥ)the narrator or storyteller
- কটিসূত্ৰভৃত্ (kaṭisūtrabhṛt)he who wears a waist-girdle
anvaya কদম্বগোলকাকাৰঃ কূষ্মাণ্ডগণনাযকঃ কাৰুণ্যদেহঃ কপিলঃ কথকঃ কটিসূত্ৰভৃত্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
কথকঃ the storyteller — Perhaps a nod to Ganesha as the scribe of the Mahabharata, though the name itself only says 'narrator'.
খল্ৱাটশৃঙ্গনিলযঃ খট্ৱাঙ্গী খদুৰাসদঃ ॥ 81 ॥
- খৰ্ৱঃ (kharvaḥ)short in stature
- খড্গপ্ৰিযঃ (khaḍgapriyaḥ)he who is fond of the sword
- খড্গঃ (khaḍgaḥ)the sword itself
- খান্তান্তঃস্থঃ (khāntāntaḥsthaḥ)dwelling within the innermost recess of space
- খনিৰ্মলঃ (khanirmalaḥ)pure and spotless like the sky
- খল্ৱাটশৃঙ্গনিলযঃ (khalvāṭaśṛṅganilayaḥ)he whose home is on bare mountain peaks
- খট্ৱাঙ্গী (khaṭvāṅgī)the bearer of the skull-topped staff
- খদুৰাসদঃ (khadurāsadaḥ)difficult to be approached by the senses
anvaya [সঃ] খৰ্ৱঃ খড্গপ্ৰিযঃ খড্গঃ খান্তান্তঃস্থঃ খনিৰ্মলঃ খল্ৱাটশৃঙ্গনিলযঃ খট্ৱাঙ্গী খদুৰাসদঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
খট্ৱাঙ্গী carrying the khatvanga — A staff topped with a skull, carried by Shiva and by some ascetics.
গদ্যগানপ্ৰিযো গৰ্জো গীতগীৰ্ৱাণপূৰ্ৱজঃ ॥ 82 ॥
- গুণাঢ্যঃ (guṇāḍhyaḥ)rich in virtues and excellent qualities
- গহনঃ (gahanaḥ)deep, mysterious, and unfathomable
- গদ্যঃ (gadyaḥ)he who is praised in prose, or who is of the form of prose
- গদ্যপদ্যসুধাৰ্ণৱঃ (gadyapadyasudhārṇavaḥ)an ocean of the nectar of prose and poetry
- গদ্যগানপ্ৰিযঃ (gadyagānapriyaḥ)he who is fond of prose compositions and singing
- গৰ্জঃ (garjaḥ)he who roars majestically like an elephant or thunder
- গীতগীৰ্ৱাণপূৰ্ৱজঃ (gītagīrvāṇapūrvajaḥ)the first-born or elder brother of the gods who are praised in song
anvaya গুণাঢ্যঃ গহনঃ গদ্যঃ গদ্যপদ্যসুধাৰ্ণৱঃ গদ্যগানপ্ৰিযঃ গৰ্জঃ গীতগীৰ্ৱাণপূৰ্ৱজঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
গুহাশযো গুডাব্ধিস্থো গুৰুগম্যো গুৰুৰ্গুৰুঃ ॥ 83 ॥
- গুহ্যাচাৰৰতঃ (guhyācārarataḥ)engrossed in secret rituals
- গুহ্যঃ (guhyaḥ)secret or mysterious
- গুহ্যাগমনিৰূপিতঃ (guhyāgamanirūpitaḥ)revealed by esoteric scriptures
- গুহাশযঃ (guhāśayaḥ)dwelling in the cave of the heart
- গুডাব্ধিস্থঃ (guḍābdhisthaḥ)residing in the ocean of molasses
- গুৰুগম্যঃ (gurugamyaḥ)attainable through a spiritual preceptor
- গুৰুঃ (guruḥ)the spiritual preceptor
- গুৰুঃ (guruḥ)the teacher of teachers
anvaya গুহ্যাচাৰৰতঃ গুহ্যঃ গুহ্যাগমনিৰূপিতঃ গুহাশযঃ গুডাব্ধিস্থঃ গুৰুগম্যঃ গুৰুঃ গুৰুঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
গুহাশযঃ lying in the cave — The cave is the heart, where the Upanishads say the Self is hidden.
ঙকাৰৱাচ্যো ঙাকাৰো ঙকাৰাকাৰশুণ্ডভৃত্ ॥ 84 ॥
- ঘণ্টাঘৰ্ঘৰিকামালী (ghaṇṭāghargharikāmālī)he who wears a garland of bells and small tinkling bells
- ঘটকুম্ভঃ (ghaṭakumbhaḥ)he whose temples are like large water-pots
- ঘটোদৰঃ (ghaṭodaraḥ)whose belly is round like a water pot
- ঙকাৰৱাচ্যঃ (ṅakāravācyaḥ)he who is denoted by the syllable 'ṅa'
- ঙাকাৰঃ (ṅākāraḥ)he whose form is the letter 'ṅa'
- ঙকাৰাকাৰশুণ্ডভৃত্ (ṅakārākāraśuṇḍabhṛt)he who bears a trunk shaped like the letter 'ṅa'
anvaya ঘণ্টাঘৰ্ঘৰিকামালী ঘটকুম্ভঃ ঘটোদৰঃ ঙকাৰৱাচ্যঃ ঙাকাৰঃ ঙকাৰাকাৰশুণ্ডভৃত্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঙকাৰাকাৰশুণ্ডভৃত্ with a trunk shaped like ṅa — The Devanagari letter ङ curls much like an elephant's trunk.
চৰাচৰপিতা চিন্তামণিশ্চৰ্ৱণলালসঃ ॥ 85 ॥
- চণ্ডঃ (caṇḍaḥ)the fierce or impetuous one
- চণ্ডেশ্ৱৰঃ (caṇḍeśvaraḥ)the Lord of the fierce
- চণ্ডী (caṇḍī)the wrathful one
- চণ্ডেশঃ (caṇḍeśaḥ)the Lord of the fierce
- চণ্ডৱিক্ৰমঃ (caṇḍavikramaḥ)he of fierce and powerful valour
- চৰাচৰপিতা (carācarapitā)the father of all moving and unmoving beings
- চিন্তামণিঃ (cintāmaṇiḥ)the wish-fulfilling gem
- চৰ্ৱণলালসঃ (carvaṇalālasaḥ)he who is eagerly fond of chewing
anvaya [সঃ] চণ্ডঃ চণ্ডেশ্ৱৰঃ চণ্ডী চণ্ডেশঃ চণ্ডৱিক্ৰমঃ চৰাচৰপিতা চিন্তামণিঃ চৰ্ৱণলালসঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
চৰ্ৱণলালসঃ who loves chewing — A fond name for a god who loves modaks and sugarcane.
জগদ্যোনিৰ্জগত্সাক্ষী জগদীশো জগন্মযঃ ॥ 86 ॥
- ছন্দঃ (chandaḥ)the sacred Vedic metre
- ছন্দোদ্ভৱঃ (chandodbhavaḥ)he from whom the Vedas originate
- ছন্দঃ (chandaḥ)free will or desire
- দুৰ্লক্ষ্যঃ (durlakṣyaḥ)difficult to be perceived or comprehended
- ছন্দৱিগ্ৰহঃ (chandavigrahaḥ)he whose physical form is the Vedas
- জগদ্যোনিঃ (jagadyoniḥ)the source of the universe
- জগত্সাক্ষী (jagatsākṣī)the witness of the universe
- জগদীশঃ (jagadīśaḥ)the Lord of the universe
- জগন্মযঃ (jaganmayaḥ)he who is immanent in the universe
anvaya ছন্দঃ ছন্দোদ্ভৱঃ ছন্দঃ দুৰ্লক্ষ্যঃ ছন্দৱিগ্ৰহঃ জগদ্যোনিঃ জগত্সাক্ষী জগদীশঃ জগন্মযঃ [ৱিৰাজতে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ছন্দঃ metre, will — The word comes twice, and is usually read two ways: first as the metres of the Veda, then as free will.
স্ৰৱদ্গণ্ডোল্লসদ্ধানঝঙ্কাৰিভ্ৰমৰাকুলঃ ॥ 87 ॥
- জপ্যঃ (japyaḥ)he who is to be contemplated or muttered silently
- জপপৰঃ (japaparaḥ)he who is devoted to or absorbed in the repetition of prayers
- জাপ্যঃ (jāpyaḥ)he who is the object of chanting, the mantra itself
- জিহ্ৱাসিংহাসনপ্ৰভুঃ (jihvāsiṃhāsanaprabhuḥ)the Lord of the throne of the tongue, ruling over speech
- স্ৰৱদ্গণ্ডোল্লসদ্ধানঝঙ্কাৰিভ্ৰমৰাকুলঃ (sravadgaṇḍollasaddhānajhaṅkāribhramarākulaḥ)crowded by bees humming at the mada flowing from his temples
anvaya জপ্যঃ জপপৰঃ জাপ্যঃ জিহ্ৱাসিংহাসনপ্ৰভুঃ স্ৰৱদ্গণ্ডোল্লসদ্ধানঝঙ্কাৰিভ্ৰমৰাকুলঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঠদ্ৱযীপল্লৱান্তস্থসৰ্ৱমন্ত্ৰেষু সিদ্ধিদঃ ॥ 88 ॥
- টঙ্কাৰস্ফাৰসংৰাৱঃ (ṭaṅkārasphārasaṃrāvaḥ)he whose loud clamour is like a clanging sound
- টঙ্কাৰমণিনূপুৰঃ (ṭaṅkāramaṇinūpuraḥ)he whose jeweled anklets make a clanging sound
- ঠদ্ৱযীপল্লৱান্তস্থসৰ্ৱমন্ত্ৰেষু (ṭhadvayīpallavāntasthasarvamantreṣu)in all mantras that have the double-ṭha ending situated at their close
- সিদ্ধিদঃ (siddhidaḥ)the giver of success
anvaya টঙ্কাৰস্ফাৰসংৰাৱঃ টঙ্কাৰমণিনূপুৰঃ ঠদ্ৱযীপল্লৱান্তস্থসৰ্ৱমন্ত্ৰেষু সিদ্ধিদঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঠদ্ৱযী the double ṭha — In mantra code, 'two ṭhas' stands for svāhā, the word that closes many mantras.
ঢক্কানিনাদমুদিতো ঢৌঙ্কো ঢুণ্ঢিৱিনাযকঃ ॥ 89 ॥
- ডিণ্ডিমুণ্ডঃ (ḍiṇḍimuṇḍaḥ)whose head is shaped like a small drum
- ডাকিনীশঃ (ḍākinīśaḥ)the Lord of the Dākinīs (female semi-divine spirits)
- ডামৰঃ (ḍāmaraḥ)the formidable or chaotic one (associated with the retinue of Shiva)
- ডিণ্ডিমপ্ৰিযঃ (ḍiṇḍimapriyaḥ)he who is fond of the diṇḍima drum
- ঢক্কানিনাদমুদিতঃ (ḍhakkāninādamuditaḥ)he who is delighted by the sound of the dhakkā drum
- ঢৌঙ্কঃ (ḍhauṅkaḥ)he who is approached or sought after (or the crow-like/formidable one)
- ঢুণ্ঢিৱিনাযকঃ (ḍhuṇḍhivināyakaḥ)the Vināyaka named Dhuṇḍhi (the famous deity of Varanasi)
anvaya [সঃ] ডিণ্ডিমুণ্ডঃ ডাকিনীশঃ ডামৰঃ ডিণ্ডিমপ্ৰিযঃ ঢক্কানিনাদমুদিতঃ ঢৌঙ্কঃ ঢুণ্ঢিৱিনাযকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঢুণ্ঢিৱিনাযকঃ Dhundhi Vinayaka — The Ganesha of Kashi, whose shrine beside the Vishwanath temple pilgrims visit first.
তাৰকান্তৰসংস্থানস্তাৰকস্তাৰকান্তকঃ ॥ 90 ॥
- তত্ত্ৱানাম্ (tattvānām)of the cosmic principles or elements
- প্ৰকৃতিঃ (prakṛtiḥ)the primordial source or material cause
- তত্ত্ৱম্ (tattvam)the ultimate reality or truth
- তত্ত্ৱম্পদনিৰূপিতঃ (tattvampadanirūpitaḥ)pointed to by the words 'that' and 'you'
- তাৰকান্তৰসংস্থানঃ (tārakāntarasaṃsthānaḥ)he whose home is within the saving mantra (Pranava) or amidst the stars
- তাৰকঃ (tārakaḥ)the deliverer or savior
- তাৰকান্তকঃ (tārakāntakaḥ)the destroyer of the demon Tāraka
anvaya তত্ত্ৱানাম্ প্ৰকৃতিঃ তত্ত্ৱম্ তত্ত্ৱম্পদনিৰূপিতঃ তাৰকান্তৰসংস্থানঃ তাৰকঃ তাৰকান্তকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
তত্ত্ৱম্পদনিৰূপিতঃ described by the words tat and tvam — Tat tvam asi, 'you are that', the teaching of the Chandogya Upanishad.
তাৰকান্তকঃ slayer of Taraka — Taraka was the demon killed by Skanda. Here the victory is given to his brother.
দক্ষযজ্ঞপ্ৰমথনো দাতা দানং দমো দযা ॥ 91 ॥
- স্থাণুঃ (sthāṇuḥ)the immovable one (or Lord Śiva)
- স্থাণুপ্ৰিযঃ (sthāṇupriyaḥ)he who is dear to Sthāṇu (Śiva), or to whom Sthāṇu is dear
- স্থাতা (sthātā)the creator, sustainer, or establisher
- স্থাৱৰম্ (sthāvaram)the immobile or stationary creation
- জঙ্গমম্ (jaṅgamam)the mobile or moving creation
- জগত্ (jagat)the universe
- দক্ষযজ্ঞপ্ৰমথনঃ (dakṣayajñapramathanaḥ)the destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice
- দাতা (dātā)the giver or giver
- দানম্ (dānam)the act of giving, charity, or the gift itself
- দমঃ (damaḥ)self-control or sensory restraint
- দযা (dayā)compassion or mercy
anvaya স্থাণুঃ স্থাণুপ্ৰিযঃ স্থাতা স্থাৱৰম্ জঙ্গমম্ জগত্ দক্ষযজ্ঞপ্ৰমথনঃ দাতা দানম্ দমঃ দযা [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
স্থাণুঃ the unmoving one — Sthanu, 'the pillar', is a name of Shiva sitting in deep meditation.
দন্তপ্ৰভিন্নাভ্ৰমালো দৈত্যৱাৰণদাৰণঃ ॥ 92 ॥
- দযাৱান্ (dayāvān)compassionate, possessing mercy
- দিৱ্যৱিভৱঃ (divyavibhavaḥ)he who possesses divine or celestial glory and power
- দণ্ডভৃত্ (daṇḍabhṛt)the wielder of the staff of justice or punishment
- দণ্ডনাযকঃ (daṇḍanāyakaḥ)the leader of the army, or the dispenser of justice
- দন্তপ্ৰভিন্নাভ্ৰমালঃ (dantaprabhinnābhramālaḥ)he whose tusk pierces the array of clouds due to His immense height
- দৈত্যৱাৰণদাৰণঃ (daityavāraṇadāraṇaḥ)the destroyer of the elephants of the demons
anvaya দযাৱান্ দিৱ্যৱিভৱঃ দণ্ডভৃত্ দণ্ডনাযকঃ দন্তপ্ৰভিন্নাভ্ৰমালঃ দৈত্যৱাৰণদাৰণঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ধনং ধনপতেৰ্বন্ধুৰ্ধনদো ধৰণীধৰঃ ॥ 93 ॥
- দংষ্ট্ৰালগ্নদ্ৱীপঘটঃ (daṃṣṭrālagnadvīpaghaṭaḥ)on whose tusk is attached the globe of the earth with its islands
- দেৱাৰ্থনৃগজাকৃতিঃ (devārthanṛgajākṛtiḥ)who assumed the form of a man and an elephant for the sake of the gods
- ধনম্ (dhanam)wealth itself
- ধনপতেঃ (dhanapateḥ)of Kubera (the lord of wealth)
- বন্ধুঃ (bandhuḥ)the friend or kinsman
- ধনদঃ (dhanadaḥ)the giver of wealth
- ধৰণীধৰঃ (dharaṇīdharaḥ)the supporter of the Earth
anvaya [সঃ] দংষ্ট্ৰালগ্নদ্ৱীপঘটঃ দেৱাৰ্থনৃগজাকৃতিঃ ধনম্ ধনপতেঃ বন্ধুঃ ধনদঃ ধৰণীধৰঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
দেৱাৰ্থনৃগজাকৃতিঃ who took the form of man and elephant for the gods — The hymn treats his half-human, half-elephant body as a form he chose for the gods' sake.
ধ্ৱনিপ্ৰকৃতিচীত্কাৰো ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডাৱলিমেখলঃ ॥ 94 ॥
- ধ্যানৈকপ্ৰকটঃ (dhyānaikaprakaṭaḥ)he who is revealed solely through meditation
- ধ্যেযঃ (dhyeyaḥ)the object of meditation
- ধ্যানম্ (dhyānam)meditation itself
- ধ্যানপৰাযণঃ (dhyānaparāyaṇaḥ)he who is deeply absorbed in meditation
- ধ্ৱনিপ্ৰকৃতিচীত্কাৰঃ (dhvaniprakṛticītkāraḥ)he whose trumpeting is the primordial source of all sound
- ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডাৱলিমেখলঃ (brahmāṇḍāvalimekhalaḥ)he who has the rows of universes as His girdle
anvaya [সঃ] ধ্যানৈকপ্ৰকটঃ ধ্যেযঃ ধ্যানম্ ধ্যানপৰাযণঃ ধ্ৱনিপ্ৰকৃতিচীত্কাৰঃ ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডাৱলিমেখলঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
নিষ্কলো নিৰ্মলো নিত্যো নিত্যানিত্যো নিৰামযঃ ॥ 95 ॥
- নন্দ্যঃ (nandyaḥ)he who is delightful or fit to be rejoiced
- নন্দিপ্ৰিযঃ (nandipriyaḥ)he who is dear to Nandin (or who loves joy)
- নাদঃ (nādaḥ)he who is the syllable Om
- নাদমধ্যপ্ৰতিষ্ঠিতঃ (nādamadhyapratiṣṭhitaḥ)he who is established in the midst of the syllable Om
- নিষ্কলঃ (niṣkalaḥ)he who is without parts or divisions
- নিৰ্মলঃ (nirmalaḥ)he who is free from impurity or blemish
- নিত্যঃ (nityaḥ)he who is eternal and changeless
- নিত্যানিত্যঃ (nityānityaḥ)he who is both the eternal and the transient
- নিৰামযঃ (nirāmayaḥ)he who is free from disease or affliction
anvaya নন্দ্যঃ নন্দিপ্ৰিযঃ নাদঃ নাদমধ্যপ্ৰতিষ্ঠিতঃ নিষ্কলঃ নিৰ্মলঃ নিত্যঃ নিত্যানিত্যঃ নিৰামযঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
- পৰম্ (param)supreme
- ৱ্যোম (vyoma)ether
- পৰম্ (param)supreme
- ধাম (dhāma)home
- পৰমাত্মা (paramātmā)the Supreme Self
- পৰম্ (param)supreme
- পদম্ (padam)state
anvaya পৰম্ ৱ্যোম পৰম্ ধাম পৰমাত্মা পৰম্ পদম্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (half-verse), 8 syllables × 2 pādas
note Only half a verse: four names, each built on para, 'highest'.
পূৰ্ণানন্দঃ পৰানন্দঃ পুৰাণপুৰুষোত্তমঃ ॥ 97 ॥
- পৰাত্পৰঃ (parātparaḥ)he who is higher than the highest
- পশুপতিঃ (paśupatiḥ)the Lord of all bound souls
- পশুপাশৱিমোচনঃ (paśupāśavimocanaḥ)the liberator from the fetters of individual existence
- পূৰ্ণানন্দঃ (pūrṇānandaḥ)he whose bliss is complete and infinite
- পৰানন্দঃ (parānandaḥ)he who is supreme bliss
- পুৰাণপুৰুষোত্তমঃ (purāṇapuruṣottamaḥ)the ancient supreme Person
anvaya পৰাত্পৰঃ পশুপতিঃ পশুপাশৱিমোচনঃ পূৰ্ণানন্দঃ পৰানন্দঃ পুৰাণপুৰুষোত্তমঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
পশুপাশৱিমোচনঃ freeing the bound creature from its rope — In Shaiva teaching, pashu is the soul, pasha the bonds that hold it, and Pati the Lord who sets it free.
প্ৰমাণপ্ৰত্যযাতীতঃ প্ৰণতাৰ্তিনিৱাৰণঃ ॥ 98 ॥
- পদ্মপ্ৰসন্নৱদনঃ (padmaprasannavadanaḥ)he whose face is as bright and serene as a fully blossomed lotus
- প্ৰণতাজ্ঞাননাশনঃ (praṇatājñānanāśanaḥ)he who destroys the spiritual ignorance of those who bow down to Him
- প্ৰমাণপ্ৰত্যযাতীতঃ (pramāṇapratyayātītaḥ)he who transcends all standard means of valid proof and cognitive apprehensions
- প্ৰণতাৰ্তিনিৱাৰণঃ (praṇatārtinivāraṇaḥ)he who removes the suffering and distress of those who bow down to Him
anvaya পদ্মপ্ৰসন্নৱদনঃ প্ৰণতাজ্ঞাননাশনঃ প্ৰমাণপ্ৰত্যযাতীতঃ প্ৰণতাৰ্তিনিৱাৰণঃ [মহাগণপতিঃ] [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
বাণাৰ্চিতাঙ্ঘ্ৰিযুগলো বালকেলিকুতূহলী ।
ব্ৰহ্ম ব্ৰহ্মাৰ্চিতপদো ব্ৰহ্মচাৰী বৃহস্পতিঃ ॥ 99 ॥
- ফণিহস্তঃ (phaṇihastaḥ)he who holds a serpent in His hand (or has a serpent-like trunk)
- ফণিপতিঃ (phaṇipatiḥ)the Lord of serpents
- ফূত্কাৰঃ (phūtkāraḥ)the hissing sound (or He who manifests as the syllable Om)
- ফণিতপ্ৰিযঃ (phaṇitapriyaḥ)he who is fond of sweet words (or molasses)
- বাণাৰ্চিতাঙ্ঘ্ৰিযুগলঃ (bāṇārcitāṅghriyugalaḥ)he whose pair of feet is worshipped by the demon Bāṇa
- বালকেলিকুতূহলী (bālakelikutūhalī)he who is eager for childhood play
- ব্ৰহ্ম (brahma)the Supreme Brahman
- ব্ৰহ্মাৰ্চিতপদঃ (brahmārcitapadaḥ)he whose feet are worshipped by Brahmā
- ব্ৰহ্মচাৰী (brahmacārī)he who is a celibate student (or established in Brahman)
- বৃহস্পতিঃ (bṛhaspatiḥ)the Lord of speech/wisdom (Bṛhaspati)
anvaya ফণিহস্তঃ ফণিপতিঃ ফূত্কাৰঃ ফণিতপ্ৰিযঃ বাণাৰ্চিতাঙ্ঘ্ৰিযুগলঃ বালকেলিকুতূহলী ব্ৰহ্ম ব্ৰহ্মাৰ্চিতপদঃ ব্ৰহ্মচাৰী বৃহস্পতিঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 6 pādas
বাণাৰ্চিতাঙ্ঘ্ৰিযুগলঃ whose feet Bana worshipped — Banasura, the thousand-armed demon king, was a great devotee of Shiva.
বৃহন্নাদাগ্ৰ্যচীত্কাৰো ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডাৱলিমেখলঃ ॥ 100 ॥
- বৃহত্তমঃ (bṛhattamaḥ)the greatest, most expansive
- ব্ৰহ্মপৰঃ (brahmaparaḥ)devoted to Brahman or the Vedas
- ব্ৰহ্মণ্যঃ (brahmaṇyaḥ)beneficent to spiritual seekers and Brahmanas
- ব্ৰহ্মৱিত্প্ৰিযঃ (brahmavitpriyaḥ)beloved of the knowers of Brahman
- বৃহন্নাদাগ্ৰ্যচীত্কাৰঃ (bṛhannādāgryacītkāraḥ)he whose foremost trumpeting is a mighty sound
- ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডাৱলিমেখলঃ (brahmāṇḍāvalimekhalaḥ)he who has the rows of universes as His girdle
anvaya [সঃ] বৃহত্তমঃ ব্ৰহ্মপৰঃ ব্ৰহ্মণ্যঃ ব্ৰহ্মৱিত্প্ৰিযঃ বৃহন্নাদাগ্ৰ্যচীত্কাৰঃ ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ডাৱলিমেখলঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note Some names repeat from earlier verses. A sahasranama often repeats a name on the way to its count of a thousand.
ভগৱান্ ভক্তিসুলভো ভূতিদো ভূতিভূষণঃ ॥ 101 ॥
- ভ্ৰূক্ষেপদত্তলক্ষ্মীকঃ (bhrūkṣepadattalakṣmīkaḥ)he who gives prosperity by a mere movement of His eyebrows
- ভৰ্গঃ (bhargaḥ)the effulgent destroyer of sins
- ভদ্ৰঃ (bhadraḥ)the auspicious one
- ভযাপহঃ (bhayāpahaḥ)the dispeller of fear
- ভগৱান্ (bhagavān)the Lord possessing divine opulences
- ভক্তিসুলভঃ (bhaktisulabhaḥ)he who is easily attained through devotion
- ভূতিদঃ (bhūtidaḥ)the giver of prosperity
- ভূতিভূষণঃ (bhūtibhūṣaṇaḥ)he whose ornament is sacred ash
anvaya [সঃ] ভ্ৰূক্ষেপদত্তলক্ষ্মীকঃ ভৰ্গঃ ভদ্ৰঃ ভযাপহঃ ভগৱান্ ভক্তিসুলভঃ ভূতিদঃ ভূতিভূষণঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ভূতিদো ভূতিভূষণঃ giver of wealth, adorned with ash — Bhuti means both wealth and the sacred ash Shiva wears. The two names side by side play on both.
মন্ত্ৰো মন্ত্ৰপতিৰ্মন্ত্ৰী মদমত্তো মনো মযঃ ॥ 102 ॥
- ভৱ্যঃ (bhavyaḥ)auspicious and beautiful
- ভূতালযঃ (bhūtālayaḥ)the home of all beings
- ভোগদাতা (bhogadātā)the giver of enjoyments
- ভ্ৰূমধ্যগোচৰঃ (bhrūmadhyagocaraḥ)perceptible in the space between the eyebrows
- মন্ত্ৰঃ (mantraḥ)the sacred mantra
- মন্ত্ৰপতিঃ (mantrapatiḥ)the Lord of mantras
- মন্ত্ৰী (mantrī)the counselor or possessor of mantras
- মদমত্তঃ (madamattaḥ)intoxicated with divine ecstasy or elephantine rut
- মনঃ (manaḥ)mind
- মযঃ (mayaḥ)consisting of or pervaded by
anvaya ভৱ্যঃ ভূতালযঃ ভোগদাতা ভ্ৰূমধ্যগোচৰঃ মন্ত্ৰঃ মন্ত্ৰপতিঃ মন্ত্ৰী মদমত্তঃ মনঃ মযঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ভ্ৰূমধ্যগোচৰঃ seen between the eyebrows — The point between the brows, where attention is held in meditation.
মহাবলো মহাৱীৰ্যো মহাপ্ৰাণো মহামনাঃ ॥ 103 ॥
- মেখলাহীশ্ৱৰঃ (mekhalāhīśvaraḥ)the Lord of the serpent-girdle
- মন্দগতিঃ (mandagatiḥ)he whose gait is slow and majestic
- মন্দনিভেক্ষণঃ (mandanibhekṣaṇaḥ)he whose eyes are gentle and soft-looking
- মহাবলঃ (mahābalaḥ)he who possesses immense strength
- মহাৱীৰ্যঃ (mahāvīryaḥ)he who possesses great valour
- মহাপ্ৰাণঃ (mahāprāṇaḥ)he who is the great life-force
- মহামনাঃ (mahāmanāḥ)he who is broad-minded or magnanimous
anvaya মেখলাহীশ্ৱৰঃ মন্দগতিঃ মন্দনিভেক্ষণঃ মহাবলঃ মহাৱীৰ্যঃ মহাপ্ৰাণঃ মহামনাঃ [ৱৰ্ততে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
মন্দগতিঃ slow-moving — The unhurried walk of a great elephant.
যশস্কৰো যোগগম্যো যাজ্ঞিকো যাজকপ্ৰিযঃ ॥ 104 ॥
- যজ্ঞঃ (yajñaḥ)the sacrifice itself
- যজ্ঞপতিঃ (yajñapatiḥ)the Lord of sacrifice
- যজ্ঞগোপ্তা (yajñagoptā)the protector of sacrifice
- যজ্ঞফলপ্ৰদঃ (yajñaphalapradaḥ)the giver of the fruits of sacrifice
- যশস্কৰঃ (yaśaskaraḥ)the giver of fame and glory
- যোগগম্যঃ (yogagamyaḥ)attainable through yoga and spiritual discipline
- যাজ্ঞিকঃ (yājñikaḥ)the performer of sacrifices
- যাজকপ্ৰিযঃ (yājakapriyaḥ)he to whom the performing priests are dear
anvaya যজ্ঞঃ যজ্ঞপতিঃ যজ্ঞগোপ্তা যজ্ঞফলপ্ৰদঃ যশস্কৰঃ যোগগম্যঃ যাজ্ঞিকঃ যাজকপ্ৰিযঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৰাজ্যৰক্ষাকৰো ৰত্নগৰ্ভো ৰাজ্যসুখপ্ৰদঃ ॥ 105 ॥
- ৰসঃ (rasaḥ)taste, the joy in things
- ৰসপ্ৰিযঃ (rasapriyaḥ)he who is fond of taste or sweet juices
- ৰস্যঃ (rasyaḥ)he who is worthy of being tasted or relished
- ৰঞ্জকঃ (rañjakaḥ)he who delights or pleases
- ৰাৱণাৰ্চিতঃ (rāvaṇārcitaḥ)he who was worshipped by Ravana
- ৰাজ্যৰক্ষাকৰঃ (rājyarakṣākaraḥ)he who secures and protects kingdoms
- ৰত্নগৰ্ভঃ (ratnagarbhaḥ)he who contains precious gems within
- ৰাজ্যসুখপ্ৰদঃ (rājyasukhapradaḥ)he who gives the happiness of sovereignty
anvaya ৰসঃ ৰসপ্ৰিযঃ ৰস্যঃ ৰঞ্জকঃ ৰাৱণাৰ্চিতঃ ৰাজ্যৰক্ষাকৰঃ ৰত্নগৰ্ভঃ ৰাজ্যসুখপ্ৰদঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৰাৱণাৰ্চিতঃ worshipped by Ravana — Ravana was a famous devotee of Shiva.
লাসপ্ৰিযো লাস্যপৰো লাভকৃল্লোকৱিশ্ৰুতঃ ॥ 106 ॥
- লক্ষঃ (lakṣaḥ)the target or the measure of lakhs
- লক্ষপতিঃ (lakṣapatiḥ)the lord of lakhs or infinite wealth
- লক্ষ্যঃ (lakṣyaḥ)the ultimate goal of concentration
- লযস্থঃ (layasthaḥ)abiding in dissolution or absorption
- লড্ডুকপ্ৰিযঃ (laḍḍukapriyaḥ)he who is fond of sweetmeat balls
- লাসপ্ৰিযঃ (lāsapriyaḥ)he who is fond of dance or play
- লাস্যপৰঃ (lāsyaparaḥ)devoted to the gentle Lasya dance
- লাভকৃত্ (lābhakṛt)the giver of gain and prosperity
- লোকৱিশ্ৰুতঃ (lokaviśrutaḥ)renowned throughout the worlds
anvaya লক্ষঃ লক্ষপতিঃ লক্ষ্যঃ লযস্থঃ লড্ডুকপ্ৰিযঃ লাসপ্ৰিযঃ লাস্যপৰঃ লাভকৃত্ লোকৱিশ্ৰুতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anustubh, 8 syllables x 4 padas
লড্ডুকপ্ৰিযঃ fond of laddus — Laddus and modaks are the sweets most often offered to Ganesha.
ৱিকৰ্তা ৱিশ্ৱতশ্চক্ষুৰ্ৱিধাতা ৱিশ্ৱতোমুখঃ ॥ 107 ॥
- ৱৰেণ্যঃ (vareṇyaḥ)most excellent or pre-eminent
- ৱহ্নিৱদনঃ (vahnivadanaḥ)having fire as His mouth
- ৱন্দ্যঃ (vandyaḥ)adorable or fit to be praised
- ৱেদান্তগোচৰঃ (vedāntagocaraḥ)accessible or known through Vedanta
- ৱিকৰ্তা (vikartā)the creator or transformer of the universe
- ৱিশ্ৱতশ্চক্ষুঃ (viśvataścakṣuḥ)all-seeing or having eyes on all sides
- ৱিধাতা (vidhātā)the supreme ordainer or dispenser of destiny
- ৱিশ্ৱতোমুখঃ (viśvatomukhaḥ)facing all directions or having faces on all sides
anvaya ৱৰেণ্যঃ ৱহ্নিৱদনঃ ৱন্দ্যঃ ৱেদান্তগোচৰঃ ৱিকৰ্তা ৱিশ্ৱতশ্চক্ষুঃ ৱিধাতা ৱিশ্ৱতোমুখঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৱিৱস্ৱদ্বন্ধনো ৱিশ্ৱাধাৰো ৱিশ্ৱেশ্ৱৰো ৱিভুঃ ॥ 108 ॥
- ৱামদেৱঃ (vāmadevaḥ)vamadeva (the pleasing deity, or non-different from Lord Shiva)
- ৱিশ্ৱনেতা (viśvanetā)the leader and guide of the universe
- ৱজ্ৰিৱজ্ৰনিৱাৰণঃ (vajrivajranivāraṇaḥ)the neutralizer of the thunderbolt of Indra (the wielder of the Vajra)
- ৱিৱস্ৱদ্বন্ধনঃ (vivasvadbandhanaḥ)the restrainer or binder of the Sun (Vivasvat)
- ৱিশ্ৱাধাৰঃ (viśvādhāraḥ)the support of the universe
- ৱিশ্ৱেশ্ৱৰঃ (viśveśvaraḥ)the Lord of the universe
- ৱিভুঃ (vibhuḥ)the all-pervading, omnipresent Lord
anvaya ৱামদেৱঃ ৱিশ্ৱনেতা ৱজ্ৰিৱজ্ৰনিৱাৰণঃ ৱিৱস্ৱদ্বন্ধনঃ ৱিশ্ৱাধাৰঃ ৱিশ্ৱেশ্ৱৰঃ ৱিভুঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৱামদেৱঃ Vamadeva — The name of one of the five faces of Shiva.
শাস্তা শিখাগ্ৰনিলযঃ শৰণ্যঃ শম্বৰেশ্ৱৰঃ ॥ 109 ॥
- শব্দব্ৰহ্ম (śabdabrahma)the Brahman in the form of the syllable Om
- শমপ্ৰাপ্যঃ (śamaprāpyaḥ)attainable through mental peace and tranquility
- শম্ভুশক্তিগণেশ্ৱৰঃ (śambhuśaktigaṇeśvaraḥ)the Lord of the hosts of Shambhu (Shiva) and Shakti (Parvati)
- শাস্তা (śāstā)the cosmic ruler, teacher, or chastiser
- শিখাগ্ৰনিলযঃ (śikhāgranilayaḥ)he whose home is at the peak of the crest (or the Sahasrara chakra)
- শৰণ্যঃ (śaraṇyaḥ)the ultimate refuge worthy of being sought
- শম্বৰেশ্ৱৰঃ (śambareśvaraḥ)the Lord of Shambara (the demon, or meaning water/illusion)
anvaya শব্দব্ৰহ্ম শমপ্ৰাপ্যঃ শম্ভুশক্তিগণেশ্ৱৰঃ শাস্তা শিখাগ্ৰনিলযঃ শৰণ্যঃ শম্বৰেশ্ৱৰঃ [অসি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
শব্দব্ৰহ্ম Brahman as sound — The teaching that the absolute is present in sound, and above all in the Veda and in mantra.
সংসাৰৱৈদ্যঃ সৰ্ৱজ্ঞঃ সৰ্ৱভেষজভেষজম্ ॥ 110 ॥
- ষডৃতুকুসুমস্ৰগ্ৱী (ṣaḍṛtukusumasragvī)he who wears a garland of flowers from all six seasons
- ষডাধাৰঃ (ṣaḍādhāraḥ)he who is the support of the six chakras (subtle energy centers)
- ষডক্ষৰঃ (ṣaḍakṣaraḥ)he whose mantra consists of six syllables
- সংসাৰৱৈদ্যঃ (saṃsāravaidyaḥ)he who is the physician of transmigratory worldly existence
- সৰ্ৱজ্ঞঃ (sarvajñaḥ)he who is all-knowing
- সৰ্ৱভেষজভেষজম্ (sarvabheṣajabheṣajam)he who is the ultimate remedy of all remedies
anvaya [সঃ] ষডৃতুকুসুমস্ৰগ্ৱী ষডাধাৰঃ ষডক্ষৰঃ সংসাৰৱৈদ্যঃ সৰ্ৱজ্ঞঃ সৰ্ৱভেষজভেষজম্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সংসাৰৱৈদ্যঃ physician of worldly life — The round of birth and death is pictured as an illness, and he is the one who cures it.
সিন্দূৰিতমহাকুম্ভঃ সদসদ্ভক্তিদাযকঃ ॥ 111 ॥
- সৃষ্টিস্থিতিলযক্ৰীডঃ (sṛṣṭisthitilayakrīḍaḥ)he whose play is the creation, preservation, and dissolution of the universe
- সুৰকুঞ্জৰভেদকঃ (surakuñjarabhedakaḥ)he who split or humbled the divine elephant Airāvata
- সিন্দূৰিতমহাকুম্ভঃ (sindūritamahākumbhaḥ)he whose large elephantine temples are smeared with red vermilion
- সদসদ্ভক্তিদাযকঃ (sadasadbhaktidāyakaḥ)he who gives devotion upon both the good and the bad
anvaya সৃষ্টিস্থিতিলযক্ৰীডঃ সুৰকুঞ্জৰভেদকঃ সিন্দূৰিতমহাকুম্ভঃ সদসদ্ভক্তিদাযকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সিন্দূৰিতমহাকুম্ভঃ whose temples are red with sindoor — Sindoor is smeared on Ganesha's image, above all in Maharashtra.
স্ৱতন্ত্ৰঃ সত্যসঙ্কল্পঃ সামগানৰতঃ সুখী ॥ 112 ॥
- সাক্ষী (sākṣī)the witness (the silent observer of all)
- সমুদ্ৰমথনঃ (samudramathanaḥ)the churner of the ocean (or He who facilitated the churning)
- স্ৱযংৱেদ্যঃ (svayaṃvedyaḥ)knowable only by Himself
- স্ৱদক্ষিণঃ (svadakṣiṇaḥ)generous to His own devotees
- স্ৱতন্ত্ৰঃ (svatantraḥ)independent
- সত্যসঙ্কল্পঃ (satyasaṅkalpaḥ)he whose resolves are always realized
- সামগানৰতঃ (sāmagānarataḥ)delighted in the singing of the Sāma Veda
- সুখী (sukhī)blissful
anvaya সাক্ষী সমুদ্ৰমথনঃ স্ৱযংৱেদ্যঃ স্ৱদক্ষিণঃ স্ৱতন্ত্ৰঃ সত্যসঙ্কল্পঃ সামগানৰতঃ সুখী [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সত্যসঙ্কল্পঃ whose resolve comes true — An Upanishadic description of the Self: what it wills, happens.
হৱ্যং হুতপ্ৰিযো হৃষ্টো হৃল্লেখামন্ত্ৰমধ্যগঃ ॥ 113 ॥
- হংসঃ (haṃsaḥ)the supreme swan (representing the pure soul or vital breath)
- হস্তিপিশাচীশঃ (hastipiśācīśaḥ)the Lord of Hastipishachi (an esoteric Gāṇapatya deity)
- হৱনম্ (havanam)the act of offering oblations in the sacrificial fire
- হৱ্যকৱ্যভুক্ (havyakavyabhuk)the consumer of offerings made to the gods and ancestors
- হৱ্যম্ (havyam)the sacrificial offering intended for the gods
- হুতপ্ৰিযঃ (hutapriyaḥ)he who is fond of fire-offerings
- হৃষ্টঃ (hṛṣṭaḥ)the joyful or delighted one
- হৃল্লেখামন্ত্ৰমধ্যগঃ (hṛllekhāmantramadhyagaḥ)he who resides in the center of the Hṛllekhā mantra (the seed-syllable Hrīṃ)
anvaya হংসঃ হস্তিপিশাচীশঃ হৱনম্ হৱ্যকৱ্যভুক্ হৱ্যম্ হুতপ্ৰিযঃ হৃষ্টঃ হৃল্লেখামন্ত্ৰমধ্যগঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
হংসঃ the swan — The swan stands for the soul, and for the breath, which is said to sound ham-sa.
হৃল্লেখা the syllable hrīṃ — Hrillekha is a name for the seed syllable hrīṃ.
ক্ষিপ্ৰক্ষেমকৰঃ ক্ষেমানন্দঃ ক্ষোণীসুৰদ্ৰুমঃ ॥ 114 ॥
- ক্ষেত্ৰাধিপঃ (kṣetrādhipaḥ)the lord of the field (representing sacred spaces, the body, or the cosmos)
- ক্ষমাভৰ্তা (kṣamābhartā)the supporter of the Earth, or the sustainer of forgiveness
- ক্ষমাক্ষমপৰাযণঃ (kṣamākṣamaparāyaṇaḥ)the ultimate resort of both forgiveness and wrath (or capability)
- ক্ষিপ্ৰক্ষেমকৰঃ (kṣiprakṣemakaraḥ)the swift giver of welfare, peace, and security
- ক্ষেমানন্দঃ (kṣemānandaḥ)whose joy is the well-being of others
- ক্ষোণীসুৰদ্ৰুমঃ (kṣoṇīsuradrumaḥ)the wish-fulfilling tree for the gods of the earth (the brahmins or wise sages)
anvaya ক্ষেত্ৰাধিপঃ ক্ষমাভৰ্তা ক্ষমাক্ষমপৰাযণঃ ক্ষিপ্ৰক্ষেমকৰঃ ক্ষেমানন্দঃ ক্ষোণীসুৰদ্ৰুমঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ক্ষোণীসুৰদ্ৰুমঃ wish-tree of the earth's gods — The 'gods of the earth' are the brahmins, the keepers of learning.
note With kṣa, the last letter, the run through the alphabet is complete.
ৱিদ্যাপ্ৰদো ৱিভৱদো ভুক্তিমুক্তিফলপ্ৰদঃ ॥ 115 ॥
- ধৰ্মপ্ৰদঃ (dharmapradaḥ)the giver of righteousness
- অৰ্থদঃ (arthadaḥ)the giver of wealth
- কামদাতা (kāmadātā)the granter of desires
- সৌভাগ্যৱৰ্ধনঃ (saubhāgyavardhanaḥ)the increaser of good fortune
- ৱিদ্যাপ্ৰদঃ (vidyāpradaḥ)the giver of knowledge
- ৱিভৱদঃ (vibhavadaḥ)the giver of prosperity
- ভুক্তিমুক্তিফলপ্ৰদঃ (bhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ)the giver of the fruits of both worldly enjoyment and liberation
anvaya [সঃ] ধৰ্মপ্ৰদঃ অৰ্থদঃ কামদাতা সৌভাগ্যৱৰ্ধনঃ ৱিদ্যাপ্ৰদঃ ৱিভৱদঃ ভুক্তিমুক্তিফলপ্ৰদঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note After the alphabet, the names turn to what Ganesha gives to those who worship him.
সৰ্ৱৱশ্যকৰো গৰ্ভদোষহা পুত্ৰপৌত্ৰদঃ ॥ 116 ॥
- আভিৰূপ্যকৰঃ (ābhirūpyakaraḥ)the giver of beauty, elegance, and suitability of form
- ৱীৰশ্ৰীপ্ৰদঃ (vīraśrīpradaḥ)the giver of the glory and prosperity of heroes
- ৱিজযপ্ৰদঃ (vijayapradaḥ)the giver of victory
- সৰ্ৱৱশ্যকৰঃ (sarvavaśyakaraḥ)the creator of universal attraction or subjection, making all favorable
- গৰ্ভদোষহা (garbhadoṣahā)the destroyer of defects or afflictions of the womb
- পুত্ৰপৌত্ৰদঃ (putrapautradaḥ)the giver of sons and grandsons
anvaya [সঃ] আভিৰূপ্যকৰঃ ৱীৰশ্ৰীপ্ৰদঃ ৱিজযপ্ৰদঃ সৰ্ৱৱশ্যকৰঃ গৰ্ভদোষহা পুত্ৰপৌত্ৰদঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
প্ৰতিৱাদিমুখস্তম্ভো ৰুষ্টচিত্তপ্ৰসাদনঃ ॥ 117 ॥
- মেধাদঃ (medhādaḥ)giver of intellect or wisdom
- কীৰ্তিদঃ (kīrtidaḥ)giver of fame or glory
- শোকহাৰী (śokahārī)dispeller of grief or sorrow
- দৌৰ্ভাগ্যনাশনঃ (daurbhāgyanāśanaḥ)destroyer of ill-fortune or bad luck
- প্ৰতিৱাদিমুখস্তম্ভঃ (prativādimukhastambhaḥ)silencer of the mouths of opponents or disputants
- ৰুষ্টচিত্তপ্ৰসাদনঃ (ruṣṭacittaprasādanaḥ)pacifier of the minds of those who are angry
anvaya মেধাদঃ কীৰ্তিদঃ শোকহাৰী দৌৰ্ভাগ্যনাশনঃ প্ৰতিৱাদিমুখস্তম্ভঃ ৰুষ্টচিত্তপ্ৰসাদনঃ [ৱৰ্ততে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
লৱস্ত্ৰুটিঃ কলা কাষ্ঠা নিমেষস্তত্পৰক্ষণঃ ॥ 118 ॥
- পৰাভিচাৰশমনঃ (parābhicāraśamanaḥ)the pacifier of the malevolent magic of adversaries
- দুঃখহা (duḥkhahā)the destroyer of suffering
- বন্ধমোক্ষদঃ (bandhamokṣadaḥ)the giver of liberation from bondage
- লৱঃ (lavaḥ)the time unit Lava
- ত্ৰুটিঃ (truṭiḥ)the time unit Truṭi
- কলা (kalā)the time unit Kalā
- কাষ্ঠা (kāṣṭhā)the time unit Kāṣṭhā
- নিমেষঃ (nimeṣaḥ)the time unit Nimeṣa (blink of an eye)
- তত্পৰক্ষণঃ (tatparakṣaṇaḥ)the time units Tatpara and Kṣaṇa (or He who is the supreme moment)
anvaya পৰাভিচাৰশমনঃ দুঃখহা বন্ধমোক্ষদঃ লৱঃ ত্ৰুটিঃ কলা কাষ্ঠা নিমেষঃ তত্পৰক্ষণঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The hymn now names Ganesha as time itself, from its tiniest divisions up to the ages of the world.
পক্ষো মাসৰ্ত্ৱযনাব্দযুগং কল্পো মহালযঃ ॥ 119 ॥
- ঘটী (ghaṭī)the ghaṭī (a unit of 24 minutes)
- মুহূৰ্তঃ (muhūrtaḥ)the muhūrta (a unit of 48 minutes)
- প্ৰহৰঃ (praharaḥ)the prahara (a watch of three hours)
- দিৱা (divā)the day
- নক্তম্ (naktam)the night
- অহৰ্নিশম্ (aharniśam)day and night
- পক্ষঃ (pakṣaḥ)the fortnight
- মাসৰ্ত্ৱযনাব্দযুগম্ (māsartvayanābdayugam)the aggregate of month, season, solstice, year, and epoch
- কল্পঃ (kalpaḥ)the cosmic age
- মহালযঃ (mahālayaḥ)the great dissolution (or supreme home)
anvaya [ত্ৱম্] ঘটী মুহূৰ্তঃ প্ৰহৰঃ দিৱা নক্তম্ অহৰ্নিশম্ পক্ষঃ মাসৰ্ত্ৱযনাব্দযুগম্ কল্পঃ মহালযঃ [অসি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ঘটী মুহূৰ্তঃ ghati and muhurta — A ghati is twenty-four minutes, and a muhurta is forty-eight.
লগ্নং হোৰা কালচক্ৰং মেৰুঃ সপ্তৰ্ষযো ধ্ৰুৱঃ ॥ 120 ॥
- ৰাশিঃ (rāśiḥ)the zodiac sign
- তাৰা (tārā)the star or asterism
- তিথিঃ (tithiḥ)the lunar day
- যোগঃ (yogaḥ)the astrological combination
- ৱাৰঃ (vāraḥ)the solar weekday
- কৰণম্ (karaṇam)the half of a lunar day
- অংশকম্ (aṃśakam)the divisional degree or Navāṃśa
- লগ্নম্ (lagnam)the ascendant or rising sign
- হোৰা (horā)the astrological hour
- কালচক্ৰম্ (kālacakram)the wheel of time
- মেৰুঃ (meruḥ)mount Meru, the cosmic axis
- সপ্তৰ্ষযঃ (saptarṣayaḥ)the Seven Sages constellation
- ধ্ৰুৱঃ (dhruvaḥ)the Pole Star
anvaya ৰাশিঃ তাৰা তিথিঃ যোগঃ ৱাৰঃ কৰণম্ অংশকম্ লগ্নম্ হোৰা কালচক্ৰম্ মেৰুঃ সপ্তৰ্ষযঃ ধ্ৰুৱঃ [অসি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note These are the working parts of the Hindu calendar and horoscope, each one named as Ganesha.
কালঃ সৃষ্টিঃ স্থিতিৰ্ৱিশ্ৱং স্থাৱৰং জঙ্গমং জগত্ ॥ 121 ॥
- ৰাহুঃ (rāhuḥ)rahu (the ascending node of the Moon)
- মন্দঃ (mandaḥ)saturn (the slow-moving planet)
- কৱিঃ (kaviḥ)venus (the poet or seer among planets)
- জীৱঃ (jīvaḥ)jupiter (the life-giver or preceptor)
- বুধঃ (budhaḥ)mercury (the intelligent planet)
- ভৌমঃ (bhaumaḥ)mars (the son of Earth)
- শশী (śaśī)the Moon
- ৰৱিঃ (raviḥ)the Sun
- কালঃ (kālaḥ)time (or cosmic destiny)
- সৃষ্টিঃ (sṛṣṭiḥ)creation
- স্থিতিঃ (sthitiḥ)preservation
- ৱিশ্ৱম্ (viśvam)the Universe
- স্থাৱৰম্ (sthāvaram)the immobile
- জঙ্গমম্ (jaṅgamam)the mobile
- জগত্ (jagat)the world
anvaya ৰাহুঃ মন্দঃ কৱিঃ জীৱঃ বুধঃ ভৌমঃ শশী ৰৱিঃ কালঃ সৃষ্টিঃ স্থিতিঃ ৱিশ্ৱম্ স্থাৱৰম্ জঙ্গমম্ জগত্ [অসি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
মন্দঃ কৱিৰ্জীৱঃ Saturn, Venus, Jupiter — Old names of the planets: Manda, 'the slow one', is Saturn, Kavi is Venus, and Jiva is Jupiter.
ব্ৰহ্মা ৱিষ্ণুঃ শিৱো ৰুদ্ৰ ঈশঃ শক্তিঃ সদাশিৱঃ ॥ 122 ॥
- ভূঃ (bhūḥ)earth (the element earth)
- আপঃ (āpaḥ)water (the element water)
- অগ্নিঃ (agniḥ)fire (the element fire)
- মৰুত্ (marut)wind / Air (the element air)
- ৱ্যোম (vyoma)space / Ether (the element space)
- অহঙ্কৃতিঃ (ahaṅkṛtiḥ)ego / I-ness (the cosmic ego-sense)
- প্ৰকৃতিঃ (prakṛtiḥ)primordial Nature (the material cause of the universe)
- পুমান্ (pumān)cosmic Spirit / Purusha (the conscious principle)
- ব্ৰহ্মা (brahmā)Brahma (the creator deity)
- ৱিষ্ণুঃ (viṣṇuḥ)Vishnu (the preserver deity)
- শিৱঃ (śivaḥ)Shiva (the auspicious deity)
- ৰুদ্ৰঃ (rudraḥ)Rudra (the deity of dissolution)
- ঈশঃ (īśaḥ)isha (the Lord / Ishvara)
- শক্তিঃ (śaktiḥ)shakti (the divine energy)
- সদাশিৱঃ (sadāśivaḥ)sadashiva (the eternal auspicious Lord)
anvaya ভূঃ আপঃ অগ্নিঃ মৰুত্ ৱ্যোম অহঙ্কৃতিঃ প্ৰকৃতিঃ পুমান্ ব্ৰহ্মা ৱিষ্ণুঃ শিৱঃ ৰুদ্ৰঃ ঈশঃ শক্তিঃ সদাশিৱঃ [ত্ৱমেৱ] [অসি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The first line runs through the principles that make up the world in Sankhya thought, and the second through the gods who rule it.
সিদ্ধৱিদ্যাধৰা ভূতা মনুষ্যাঃ পশৱঃ খগাঃ ॥ 123 ॥
- ত্ৰিদশাঃ (tridaśāḥ)the thirty-three gods
- পিতৰঃ (pitaraḥ)the ancestral manes
- সিদ্ধাঃ (siddhāḥ)the perfected beings
- যক্ষাঃ (yakṣāḥ)the nature spirits
- ৰক্ষাংসি (rakṣāṃsi)the demons
- কিন্নৰাঃ (kinnarāḥ)the celestial musicians
- সিদ্ধৱিদ্যাধৰাঃ (siddhavidyādharāḥ)the perfected Vidyadharas
- ভূতাঃ (bhūtāḥ)the spirits or elemental beings
- মনুষ্যাঃ (manuṣyāḥ)human beings
- পশৱঃ (paśavaḥ)beasts or animals
- খগাঃ (khagāḥ)birds
anvaya ত্ৰিদশাঃ পিতৰঃ সিদ্ধাঃ যক্ষাঃ ৰক্ষাংসি কিন্নৰাঃ সিদ্ধৱিদ্যাধৰাঃ ভূতাঃ মনুষ্যাঃ পশৱঃ খগাঃ [ত্ৱম্] [অসি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note Every kind of being, from the gods down to the birds, is named as Ganesha.
সাঙ্খ্যং পাতঞ্জলং যোগং পুৰাণানি শ্ৰুতিঃ স্মৃতিঃ ॥ 124 ॥
- সমুদ্ৰাঃ (samudrāḥ)the oceans
- সৰিতঃ (saritaḥ)the rivers
- শৈলাঃ (śailāḥ)the mountains
- ভূতম্ (bhūtam)the past (or that which has been)
- ভৱ্যম্ (bhavyam)the future (or that which is to be)
- ভৱোদ্ভৱঃ (bhavodbhavaḥ)the source of existence (or the present / born of Shiva)
- সাঙ্খ্যম্ (sāṅkhyam)the Sāṅkhya philosophy
- পাতঞ্জলম্ (pātañjalam)the Pātañjala system (Yoga of Patanjali)
- যোগম্ (yogam)the system of Yoga
- পুৰাণানি (purāṇāni)the Purāṇas (ancient lore)
- শ্ৰুতিঃ (śrutiḥ)the Śruti (Vedas / revealed scripture)
- স্মৃতিঃ (smṛtiḥ)the Smṛti (remembered tradition / codes of law)
anvaya সমুদ্ৰাঃ সৰিতঃ শৈলাঃ ভূতম্ ভৱ্যম্ ভৱোদ্ভৱঃ সাঙ্খ্যম্ পাতঞ্জলম্ যোগম্ পুৰাণানি শ্ৰুতিঃ স্মৃতিঃ [চ] [ত্ৱম্] [অসি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
আযুৰ্ৱেদো ধনুৰ্ৱেদো গান্ধৰ্ৱং কাৱ্যনাটকম্ ॥ 125 ॥
- ৱেদাঙ্গানি (vedāṅgāni)the auxiliary limbs of the Vedas (six in number: Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, and Kalpa)
- সদাচাৰঃ (sadācāraḥ)righteous conduct (the traditional behavior of virtuous people)
- মীমাংসা (mīmāṃsā)the philosophical system of Mimamsa (inquiry into Vedic ritual and philosophy)
- ন্যাযৱিস্তৰঃ (nyāyavistaraḥ)the detailed system of Nyaya (logic and epistemology)
- আযুৰ্ৱেদঃ (āyurvedaḥ)the science of life (traditional Indian medicine)
- ধনুৰ্ৱেদঃ (dhanurvedaḥ)the science of archery (military science and warfare)
- গান্ধৰ্ৱম্ (gāndharvam)the art of the Gandharvas (music and dance)
- কাৱ্যনাটকম্ (kāvyanāṭakam)poetry and drama
anvaya ৱেদাঙ্গানি সদাচাৰঃ মীমাংসা ন্যাযৱিস্তৰঃ আযুৰ্ৱেদঃ ধনুৰ্ৱেদঃ গান্ধৰ্ৱম্ কাৱ্যনাটকম্ [ত্ৱম্] [অসি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৱেদাঙ্গানি the limbs of the Veda — The six supporting sciences: phonetics, ritual, grammar, etymology, metre and astronomy.
শৈৱং পাশুপতং কালামুখম্ভৈৰৱশাসনম্ ॥ 126 ॥
- ৱৈখানসম্ (vaikhānasam)the Vaikhānasa tradition (an ancient Vaishnava Agama)
- ভাগৱতম্ (bhāgavatam)the Bhāgavata tradition (devotional Vaishnavism)
- মানুষম্ (mānuṣam)the human system or code of Manu
- পাঞ্চৰাত্ৰকম্ (pāñcarātrakam)the Pāñcarātra system (a major Vaishnava Agama)
- শৈৱম্ (śaivam)the Śaiva tradition
- পাশুপতম্ (pāśupatam)the Pāśupata system (an ancient Śaiva sect)
- কালামুখম্ (kālāmukham)the Kālamukha sect (an ascetic Śaiva order)
- ভৈৰৱশাসনম্ (bhairavaśāsanam)the doctrine or rule of Bhairava (the Bhairava Tantra)
anvaya ৱৈখানসম্ ভাগৱতম্ মানুষম্ পাঞ্চৰাত্ৰকম্ শৈৱম্ পাশুপতম্ কালামুখম্ ভৈৰৱশাসনম্ [চ] [ত্ৱম্] [অসি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The hymn names the great schools of worship, Vaishnava, Shaiva and tantric, and calls every one of them Ganesha.
সদসদ্ৱ্যক্তমৱ্যক্তং সচেতনমচেতনম্ ॥ 127 ॥
- শাক্তম্ (śāktam)the Shakta system
- ৱৈনাযকম্ (vaināyakam)the Vainayaka system
- সৌৰম্ (sauram)the Saura system
- জৈনম্ (jainam)the Jaina system
- আৰ্হতসংহিতা (ārhatasaṃhitā)the compendium of the Arhats
- সত্ (sat)the existent reality
- অসত্ (asat)the non-existent
- ৱ্যক্তম্ (vyaktam)the manifest
- অৱ্যক্তম্ (avyaktam)the unmanifest
- সচেতনম্ (sacetanam)the conscious
- অচেতনম্ (acetanam)the unconscious
anvaya শাক্তম্ ৱৈনাযকম্ সৌৰম্ জৈনম্ আৰ্হতসংহিতা সত্ অসত্ ৱ্যক্তম্ অৱ্যক্তম্ সচেতনম্ অচেতনম্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anustubh, 8 syllables x 4 padas
note Even the Jain teaching is included. The verse ends by folding every pair of opposites into him.
স্ৱস্তি হুম্ফট্ স্ৱধা স্ৱাহা শ্ৰৌষট্ ৱৌষট্ ৱষণ্ নমঃ 128 ॥
জ্ঞানং ৱিজ্ঞানমানন্দো বোধঃ সংৱিত্সমোঽসমঃ ।
এক একাক্ষৰাধাৰ একাক্ষৰপৰাযণঃ ॥ 129 ॥
- বন্ধঃ (bandhaḥ)bondage
- মোক্ষঃ (mokṣaḥ)liberation
- সুখম্ (sukham)happiness
- ভোগঃ (bhogaḥ)enjoyment
- যোগঃ (yogaḥ)union
- সত্যম্ (satyam)truth
- অণুঃ (aṇuḥ)the atom
- মহান্ (mahān)the great
- স্ৱস্তি (svasti)auspiciousness
- হুম্ফট্ (humphaṭ)the mantra Hum-Phat
- স্ৱধা (svadhā)the offering mantra Svadha
- স্ৱাহা (svāhā)the offering mantra Svaha
- শ্ৰৌষট্ (śrauṣaṭ)the sacrificial exclamation Shrausat
- ৱৌষট্ (vauṣaṭ)the sacrificial exclamation Vausat
- ৱষট্ (vaṣaṭ)the sacrificial exclamation Vasat
- নমঃ (namaḥ)the salutation Namah
- জ্ঞানম্ (jñānam)knowledge
- ৱিজ্ঞানম্ (vijñānam)wisdom
- আনন্দঃ (ānandaḥ)bliss
- বোধঃ (bodhaḥ)awakening
- সংৱিত্ (saṃvit)pure consciousness
- সমঃ (samaḥ)the equal
- অসমঃ (asamaḥ)the peerless
- একঃ (ekaḥ)the One
- একাক্ষৰাধাৰঃ (ekākṣarādhāraḥ)the support of the single syllable
- একাক্ষৰপৰাযণঃ (ekākṣaraparāyaṇaḥ)he who is devoted to the single syllable
anvaya বন্ধঃ মোক্ষঃ সুখম্ ভোগঃ যোগঃ সত্যম্ অণুঃ মহান্ স্ৱস্তি হুম্ফট্ স্ৱধা স্ৱাহা শ্ৰৌষট্ ৱৌষট্ ৱষট্ নমঃ জ্ঞানম্ ৱিজ্ঞানম্ আনন্দঃ বোধঃ সংৱিত্ সমঃ অসমঃ একঃ একাক্ষৰাধাৰঃ একাক্ষৰপৰাযণঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas (two verses)
স্ৱস্তি হুম্ফট্ স্ৱধা স্ৱাহা the ritual calls — The calls used in fire rituals and mantras. They are sounds with ritual uses and are chanted as they are.
একাক্ষৰ the one syllable — Om, or Ganesha's own seed syllable gaṃ.
note Two verses are printed here as one block.
দ্ৱিৰূপো দ্ৱিভুজো দ্ৱ্যক্ষো দ্ৱিৰদো দ্ৱীপৰক্ষকঃ ॥ 130 ॥
- একাগ্ৰধীঃ (ekāgradhīḥ)he whose intellect is single-pointed
- একৱীৰঃ (ekavīraḥ)the sole hero
- একঃ (ekaḥ)the One (non-dual absolute)
- অনেকস্ৱৰূপধৃক্ (anekasvarūpadhṛk)he who assumes manifold forms
- দ্ৱিৰূপঃ (dvirūpaḥ)he who has two forms
- দ্ৱিভুজঃ (dvibhujaḥ)he who has two arms
- দ্ৱ্যক্ষঃ (dvyakṣaḥ)he who has two eyes
- দ্ৱিৰদঃ (dviradaḥ)he who has two tusks (the elephant-faced Lord)
- দ্ৱীপৰক্ষকঃ (dvīparakṣakaḥ)the protector of the islands or continents
anvaya একাগ্ৰধীঃ একৱীৰঃ একঃ অনেকস্ৱৰূপধৃক্ দ্ৱিৰূপঃ দ্ৱিভুজঃ দ্ৱ্যক্ষঃ দ্ৱিৰদঃ দ্ৱীপৰক্ষকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The names now count upward: one, two, three and onward, with each number giving a set of names.
ত্ৰিধামা ত্ৰিকৰস্ত্ৰেতা ত্ৰিৱৰ্গফলদাযকঃ ॥ 131 ॥
- দ্ৱৈমাতুৰঃ (dvaimāturaḥ)he who has two mothers (Pārvatī and Mālinī)
- দ্ৱিৱদনঃ (dvivadanaḥ)he who has two faces
- দ্ৱন্দ্ৱহীনঃ (dvandvahīnaḥ)he who is free from dualities (such as pleasure and pain)
- দ্ৱযাতিগঃ (dvayātigaḥ)he who transcends duality
- ত্ৰিধামা (tridhāmā)he who has three homes or states of consciousness
- ত্ৰিকৰঃ (trikaraḥ)he who has three hands or rays
- ত্ৰেতা (tretā)the triad (representing the Tretā Yuga or the three sacred fires)
- ত্ৰিৱৰ্গফলদাযকঃ (trivargaphaladāyakaḥ)he who gives the fruits of the three goals of life (Dharma, Artha, and Kāma)
anvaya দ্ৱৈমাতুৰঃ দ্ৱিৱদনঃ দ্ৱন্দ্ৱহীনঃ দ্ৱযাতিগঃ ত্ৰিধামা ত্ৰিকৰঃ ত্ৰেতা ত্ৰিৱৰ্গফলদাযকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
দ্ৱৈমাতুৰঃ the one with two mothers — An old name of Ganesha, listed in the Amarakosha. Different stories name his two mothers differently.
ত্ৰিৱৰ্গ the three aims — Dharma, artha and kama: right living, wealth and pleasure.
চতুৰ্ৱিধৱচোৱৃত্তিপৰিৱৃত্তিপ্ৰৱৰ্তকঃ ॥ 132 ॥
- ত্ৰিগুণাত্মা (triguṇātmā)whose nature is the three gunas
- ত্ৰিলোকাদিঃ (trilokādiḥ)the origin of the three worlds
- ত্ৰিশক্তীশঃ (triśaktīśaḥ)the Lord of the three powers (will, knowledge, and action)
- ত্ৰিলোচনঃ (trilocanaḥ)the three-eyed one
- চতুৰ্ৱিধৱচোৱৃত্তিপৰিৱৃত্তিপ্ৰৱৰ্তকঃ (caturvidhavacovṛttiparivṛttipravartakaḥ)the instigator of the evolution and manifestation of the fourfold modes of speech
anvaya ত্ৰিগুণাত্মা ত্ৰিলোকাদিঃ ত্ৰিশক্তীশঃ ত্ৰিলোচনঃ চতুৰ্ৱিধৱচোৱৃত্তিপৰিৱৃত্তিপ্ৰৱৰ্তকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
চতুৰ্ৱিধোপাযমযশ্চতুৰ্ৱৰ্ণাশ্ৰমাশ্ৰযঃ 133 ॥
চতুৰ্থীপূজনপ্ৰীতশ্চতুৰ্থীতিথিসম্ভৱঃ ॥
পঞ্চাক্ষৰাত্মা পঞ্চাত্মা পঞ্চাস্যঃ পঞ্চকৃত্তমঃ ॥ 134 ॥
- চতুৰ্বাহুঃ (caturbāhuḥ)he who has four arms
- চতুৰ্দন্তঃ (caturdantaḥ)he who has four tusks
- চতুৰাত্মা (caturātmā)he who has a fourfold nature or soul
- চতুৰ্ভুজঃ (caturbhujaḥ)he who has four arms
- চতুৰ্ৱিধোপাযমযঃ (caturvidhopāyamayaḥ)he who embodies the four expedients of statecraft
- চতুৰ্ৱৰ্ণাশ্ৰমাশ্ৰযঃ (caturvarṇāśramāśrayaḥ)he who is the refuge of the four classes and stages of life
- চতুৰ্থীপূজনপ্ৰীতঃ (caturthīpūjanaprītaḥ)he who is pleased by worship on the fourth lunar day
- চতুৰ্থীতিথিসম্ভৱঃ (caturthītithisambhavaḥ)he whose manifestation is associated with the fourth lunar day
- পঞ্চাক্ষৰাত্মা (pañcākṣarātmā)who is the five-syllable mantra
- পঞ্চাত্মা (pañcātmā)he who is fivefold in nature
- পঞ্চাস্যঃ (pañcāsyaḥ)he who has five faces
- পঞ্চকৃত্তমঃ (pañcakṛttamaḥ)the supreme performer of the five cosmic acts
anvaya [সঃ] চতুৰ্বাহুঃ চতুৰ্দন্তঃ চতুৰাত্মা চতুৰ্ভুজঃ চতুৰ্ৱিধোপাযমযঃ চতুৰ্ৱৰ্ণাশ্ৰমাশ্ৰযঃ চতুৰ্থীপূজনপ্ৰীতঃ চতুৰ্থীতিথিসম্ভৱঃ পঞ্চাক্ষৰাত্মা পঞ্চাত্মা পঞ্চাস্যঃ পঞ্চকৃত্তমঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas (two verses)
চতুৰ্থীতিথিসম্ভৱঃ born on the fourth lunar day — The reason Chaturthi is his day, and why Ganesh Chaturthi falls on the fourth day of the bright half of Bhadrapada.
চতুৰ্ৱিধোপাযমযঃ made of the four means — The four ways of dealing with others in old Indian statecraft: persuasion, gifts, division and force.
পঞ্চকৃত্তমঃ best at the five acts — The five acts of the Lord: creating, keeping, dissolving, veiling and giving grace.
note Two verses are printed here as one block.
পঞ্চতালঃ পঞ্চকৰঃ পঞ্চপ্ৰণৱমাতৃকঃ ॥ 135 ॥
- পঞ্চাধাৰঃ (pañcādhāraḥ)he who has five supports (the five cosmic elements or states of consciousness)
- পঞ্চৱৰ্ণঃ (pañcavarṇaḥ)he who has five colours (representing cosmic diversity or five aspects)
- পঞ্চাক্ষৰপৰাযণঃ (pañcākṣaraparāyaṇaḥ)he who is devoted to or is the supreme goal of the five-syllabled mantra
- পঞ্চতালঃ (pañcatālaḥ)he who has five rhythms (of cosmic time) or is measured by five spans
- পঞ্চকৰঃ (pañcakaraḥ)he who has five hands (four arms and the trunk acting as the fifth)
- পঞ্চপ্ৰণৱমাতৃকঃ (pañcapraṇavamātṛkaḥ)he whose source or letters consist of the five pranavas
anvaya পঞ্চাধাৰঃ পঞ্চৱৰ্ণঃ পঞ্চাক্ষৰপৰাযণঃ পঞ্চতালঃ পঞ্চকৰঃ পঞ্চপ্ৰণৱমাতৃকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
পঞ্চকৰঃ five-handed — Four arms, and the trunk, which he uses as a fifth hand.
পঞ্চভক্ষপ্ৰিযঃ পঞ্চবাণঃ পঞ্চশিখাত্মকঃ ॥ 136 ॥
- পঞ্চব্ৰহ্মমযস্ফূৰ্তিঃ (pañcabrahmamayasphūrtiḥ)he whose manifestation consists of the five Brahmas (Sadyojāta, Vāmadeva, Aghora, Tatpuruṣa, and Īśāna)
- পঞ্চাৱৰণৱাৰিতঃ (pañcāvaraṇavāritaḥ)he who is surrounded by five concentric protective enclosures
- পঞ্চভক্ষপ্ৰিযঃ (pañcabhakṣapriyaḥ)he who is fond of the five types of edible offerings (bhakṣya, bhojya, lehya, coṣya, peya)
- পঞ্চবাণঃ (pañcabāṇaḥ)he who holds the five flower-arrows
- পঞ্চশিখাত্মকঃ (pañcaśikhātmakaḥ)who has five crests
anvaya পঞ্চব্ৰহ্মমযস্ফূৰ্তিঃ পঞ্চাৱৰণৱাৰিতঃ পঞ্চভক্ষপ্ৰিযঃ পঞ্চবাণঃ পঞ্চশিখাত্মকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
পঞ্চব্ৰহ্ম the five Brahmas — The five faces of Shiva: Sadyojata, Vamadeva, Aghora, Tatpurusha and Ishana.
পঞ্চবাণঃ holding five arrows — The five flower arrows of Kama.
ষডঙ্গধ্ৱান্তৱিধ্ৱংসী ষডঙ্গুলমহাহ্ৰদঃ ॥ 137 ॥
- ষট্কোণপীঠঃ (ṣaṭkoṇapīṭhaḥ)he whose seat is the six-angled yantra
- ষট্চক্ৰধামা (ṣaṭcakradhāmā)he whose home is the six cakras of the subtle body
- ষড্গ্ৰন্থিভেদকঃ (ṣaḍgranthibhedakaḥ)he who pierces the six knots of spiritual ignorance
- ষডঙ্গধ্ৱান্তৱিধ্ৱংসী (ṣaḍaṅgadhvāntavidhvaṃsī)he who destroys the darkness of ignorance regarding the six limbs of Vedic learning
- ষডঙ্গুলমহাহ্ৰদঃ (ṣaḍaṅgulamahāhradaḥ)he who is the great lake of divine nectar measured by six fingers
anvaya [সঃ] ষট্কোণপীঠঃ ষট্চক্ৰধামা ষড্গ্ৰন্থিভেদকঃ ষডঙ্গধ্ৱান্তৱিধ্ৱংসী ষডঙ্গুলমহাহ্ৰদঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The last name, the lake six fingers wide, belongs to yogic teaching and its exact sense is not settled.
ষড্ৱৈৰিৱৰ্গৱিধ্ৱংসী ষডূৰ্মিভযভঞ্জনঃ ॥ 138 ॥
- ষণ্মুখঃ (ṣaṇmukhaḥ)he who has six faces
- ষণ্মুখভ্ৰাতা (ṣaṇmukhabhrātā)the brother of the six-faced Lord Kartikeya
- ষট্শক্তিপৰিৱাৰিতঃ (ṣaṭśaktiparivāritaḥ)he who is surrounded by the six Shaktis
- ষড্ৱৈৰিৱৰ্গৱিধ্ৱংসী (ṣaḍvairivargavidhvaṃsī)the destroyer of the group of six internal enemies
- ষডূৰ্মিভযভঞ্জনঃ (ṣaḍūrmibhayabhañjanaḥ)the dispeller of the fear of the six waves of existence
anvaya ষণ্মুখঃ ষণ্মুখভ্ৰাতা ষট্শক্তিপৰিৱাৰিতঃ ষড্ৱৈৰিৱৰ্গৱিধ্ৱংসী ষডূৰ্মিভযভঞ্জনঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ষড্ৱৈৰিৱৰ্গ the six inner enemies — Desire, anger, greed, delusion, pride and envy.
ষডূৰ্মি the six waves — Hunger and thirst, grief and confusion, old age and death, which toss every living being.
সপ্তপাতালচৰণঃ সপ্তদ্ৱীপোৰুমণ্ডলঃ ॥ 139 ॥
- ষট্তৰ্কদূৰঃ (ṣaṭtarkadūraḥ)he who is far beyond the six systems of philosophical logic
- ষট্কৰ্মা (ṣaṭkarmā)he who is characterized by the sixfold duties or cosmic actions
- ষড্গুণঃ (ṣaḍguṇaḥ)he who possesses the six divine attributes or political expedients
- ষড্ৰসাশ্ৰযঃ (ṣaḍrasāśrayaḥ)he who is the locus or refuge of the six tastes or aesthetic sentiments
- সপ্তপাতালচৰণঃ (saptapātālacaraṇaḥ)he whose feet are the seven underworlds
- সপ্তদ্ৱীপোৰুমণ্ডলঃ (saptadvīporumaṇḍalaḥ)whose thighs are the seven continents
anvaya ষট্তৰ্কদূৰঃ ষট্কৰ্মা ষড্গুণঃ ষড্ৰসাশ্ৰযঃ সপ্তপাতালচৰণঃ সপ্তদ্ৱীপোৰুমণ্ডলঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ষড্ৰস the six tastes — Sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent.
সপ্তাঙ্গৰাজ্যসুখদঃ সপ্তৰ্ষিগণৱন্দিতঃ ॥ 140 ॥
- সপ্তস্ৱৰ্লোকমুকুটঃ (saptasvarlokamukuṭaḥ)he whose crown is the seven heavenly worlds
- সপ্তসপ্তিৱৰপ্ৰদঃ (saptasaptivarapradaḥ)he who gives boons upon the Sun-god
- সপ্তাঙ্গৰাজ্যসুখদঃ (saptāṅgarājyasukhadaḥ)he who grants the prosperity of a seven-limbed kingdom
- সপ্তৰ্ষিগণৱন্দিতঃ (saptarṣigaṇavanditaḥ)he who is saluted by the host of the seven celestial sages
anvaya সপ্তস্ৱৰ্লোকমুকুটঃ সপ্তসপ্তিৱৰপ্ৰদঃ সপ্তাঙ্গৰাজ্যসুখদঃ সপ্তৰ্ষিগণৱন্দিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সপ্তসপ্তিঃ the one with seven horses — A name of the sun.
সপ্তাঙ্গৰাজ্য a kingdom of seven limbs — King, minister, land, fort, treasure, army and ally.
সপ্তাব্ধিকেলিকাসাৰঃ সপ্তমাতৃনিষেৱিতঃ ॥ 141 ॥
- সপ্তচ্ছন্দোনিধিঃ (saptacchandonidhiḥ)the treasure-house of the seven Vedic metres
- সপ্তহোত্ৰঃ (saptahotraḥ)he who has seven sacrificial priests
- সপ্তস্ৱৰাশ্ৰযঃ (saptasvarāśrayaḥ)the refuge of the seven musical notes
- সপ্তাব্ধিকেলিকাসাৰঃ (saptābdhikelikāsāraḥ)he for whom the seven oceans are play-ponds
- সপ্তমাতৃনিষেৱিতঃ (saptamātṛniṣevitaḥ)he who is served by the seven divine mothers
anvaya [সঃ] সপ্তচ্ছন্দোনিধিঃ সপ্তহোত্ৰঃ সপ্তস্ৱৰাশ্ৰযঃ সপ্তাব্ধিকেলিকাসাৰঃ সপ্তমাতৃনিষেৱিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
অষ্টমূৰ্তিৰ্ধ্যেযমূৰ্তিৰষ্টপ্ৰকৃতিকাৰণম্ ॥ 142 ॥
- সপ্তচ্ছন্দঃ (saptacchandaḥ)he who is embodied as the seven Vedic metres
- মোদমদঃ (modamadaḥ)he who is exhilarated with joy
- সপ্তচ্ছন্দঃ (saptacchandaḥ)he who is associated with the seven Vedic metres
- মখপ্ৰভুঃ (makhaprabhuḥ)the Lord of sacrifices
- অষ্টমূৰ্তিঃ (aṣṭamūrtiḥ)he who has eight cosmic forms
- ধ্যেযমূৰ্তিঃ (dhyeyamūrtiḥ)he whose form is the object of meditation
- অষ্টপ্ৰকৃতিকাৰণম্ (aṣṭaprakṛtikāraṇam)the cause of the eightfold primordial nature
anvaya সপ্তচ্ছন্দঃ মোদমদঃ সপ্তচ্ছন্দঃ মখপ্ৰভুঃ অষ্টমূৰ্তিঃ ধ্যেযমূৰ্তিঃ অষ্টপ্ৰকৃতিকাৰণম্ [ৱৰ্ততে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
অষ্টমূৰ্তিঃ of eight forms — Earth, water, fire, air, space, sun, moon and the one who performs the sacrifice: the eight forms of Shiva.
অষ্টশক্তিসমানশ্ৰীৰষ্টৈশ্ৱৰ্যপ্ৰৱৰ্ধনঃ ॥ 143 ॥
- অষ্টাঙ্গযোগফলভৃত্ (aṣṭāṅgayogaphalabhṛt)the bearer (or giver) of the fruit of the eight-limbed yoga
- অষ্টপত্ৰাম্বুজাসনঃ (aṣṭapatrāmbujāsanaḥ)he whose seat is an eight-petalled lotus
- অষ্টশক্তিসমানশ্ৰীঃ (aṣṭaśaktisamānaśrīḥ)he whose splendour is equal to the eight Shaktis
- অষ্টৈশ্ৱৰ্যপ্ৰৱৰ্ধনঃ (aṣṭaiśvaryapravardhanaḥ)he who increases the eightfold lordships
anvaya [সঃ] অষ্টাঙ্গযোগফলভৃত্ অষ্টপত্ৰাম্বুজাসনঃ অষ্টশক্তিসমানশ্ৰীঃ অষ্টৈশ্ৱৰ্যপ্ৰৱৰ্ধনঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
অষ্টাঙ্গযোগ the eight-limbed yoga — Patanjali's eight limbs: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi.
অষ্টভৈৰৱসেৱ্যোঽষ্টৱসুৱন্দ্যোঽষ্টমূৰ্তিভৃত্ ॥ 144 ॥
- অষ্টপীঠোপপীঠশ্ৰীঃ (aṣṭapīṭhopapīṭhaśrīḥ)he who possesses the glory of the eight primary and secondary sacred seats
- অষ্টমাতৃসমাৱৃতঃ (aṣṭamātṛsamāvṛtaḥ)he who is surrounded by the eight mother-goddesses
- অষ্টভৈৰৱসেৱ্যঃ (aṣṭabhairavasevyaḥ)he who is served by the eight Bhairavas
- অষ্টৱসুৱন্দ্যঃ (aṣṭavasuvandyaḥ)he who is praised by the eight Vasus
- অষ্টমূৰ্তিভৃত্ (aṣṭamūrtibhṛt)he who bears eight cosmic forms
anvaya অষ্টপীঠোপপীঠশ্ৰীঃ অষ্টমাতৃসমাৱৃতঃ অষ্টভৈৰৱসেৱ্যঃ অষ্টৱসুৱন্দ্যঃ অষ্টমূৰ্তিভৃত্ [ৱৰ্ততে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
অষ্টশ্ৰীৰষ্টসামশ্ৰীৰষ্টৈশ্ৱৰ্যপ্ৰদাযকঃ ।
নৱনাগাসনাধ্যাসী নৱনিধ্যনুশাসিতঃ ॥ 145 ॥
- অষ্টচক্ৰস্ফুৰন্মূৰ্তিঃ (aṣṭacakrasphuranmūrtiḥ)he whose form shines within the eight chakras (psychic centers)
- অষ্টদ্ৰৱ্যহৱিঃপ্ৰিযঃ (aṣṭadravyahaviḥpriyaḥ)he who is fond of oblations made of eight specific substances
- অষ্টশ্ৰীঃ (aṣṭaśrīḥ)he who possesses the eightfold prosperity
- অষ্টসামশ্ৰীঃ (aṣṭasāmaśrīḥ)he who possesses the glory of the eight Saman chants
- অষ্টৈশ্ৱৰ্যপ্ৰদাযকঃ (aṣṭaiśvaryapradāyakaḥ)he who gives the eightfold divine powers
- নৱনাগাসনাধ্যাসী (navanāgāsanādhyāsī)he who sits upon a seat composed of nine great serpents
- নৱনিধ্যনুশাসিতঃ (navanidhyanuśāsitaḥ)he who is obeyed by the nine treasures
anvaya অষ্টচক্ৰস্ফুৰন্মূৰ্তিঃ অষ্টদ্ৰৱ্যহৱিঃপ্ৰিযঃ অষ্টশ্ৰীঃ অষ্টসামশ্ৰীঃ অষ্টৈশ্ৱৰ্যপ্ৰদাযকঃ নৱনাগাসনাধ্যাসী নৱনিধ্যনুশাসিতঃ [ৱৰ্ততে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 6 pādas (three-line verse)
অষ্টদ্ৰৱ্য the eight substances — A set of eight offerings made in Ganesha's fire worship. The exact list differs between traditions.
নৱনাথমহানাথো নৱনাগৱিভূষিতঃ ॥ 146 ॥
- নৱদ্ৱাৰপুৰাৱৃত্তঃ (navadvārapurāvṛttaḥ)abiding in the city of nine gates (the physical body)
- নৱদ্ৱাৰনিকেতনঃ (navadvāraniketanaḥ)he whose dwelling is the nine-gated city
- নৱনাথমহানাথঃ (navanāthamahānāthaḥ)the supreme Lord of the nine Nathas (great masters)
- নৱনাগৱিভূষিতঃ (navanāgavibhūṣitaḥ)adorned with nine serpents
anvaya [সঃ] নৱদ্ৱাৰপুৰাৱৃত্তঃ নৱদ্ৱাৰনিকেতনঃ নৱনাথমহানাথঃ নৱনাগৱিভূষিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
নৱদ্ৱাৰপুৰ the city of nine gates — The body, with its nine openings, as the Bhagavad Gita also calls it.
নৱৰত্নৱিচিত্ৰাঙ্গো নৱশক্তিশিৰোদ্ধৃতঃ ॥ 147 ॥
- নৱনাৰাযণঃ (navanārāyaṇaḥ)the collective group of nine Narayanas
- তুল্যঃ (tulyaḥ)equal to
- নৱদুৰ্গানিষেৱিতঃ (navadurgāniṣevitaḥ)served and adored by the nine forms of Goddess Durga
- নৱৰত্নৱিচিত্ৰাঙ্গঃ (navaratnavicitrāṅgaḥ)he whose body is beautifully adorned with the nine precious gems
- নৱশক্তিশিৰোদ্ধৃতঃ (navaśaktiśiroddhṛtaḥ)borne on the heads of the nine Shaktis (cosmic energies)
anvaya নৱনাৰাযণঃ তুল্যঃ নৱদুৰ্গানিষেৱিতঃ নৱৰত্নৱিচিত্ৰাঙ্গঃ নৱশক্তিশিৰোদ্ধৃতঃ [সঃ] [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
দশাধ্যাযো দশপ্ৰাণো দশেন্দ্ৰিযনিযামকঃ ॥ 148 ॥
- দশাত্মকঃ (daśātmakaḥ)he whose nature is tenfold (or who has ten forms)
- দশভুজঃ (daśabhujaḥ)he who has ten arms
- দশদিক্পতিৱন্দিতঃ (daśadikpativanditaḥ)he who is saluted by the guardians of the ten directions
- দশাধ্যাযঃ (daśādhyāyaḥ)he who is the subject of ten chapters
- দশপ্ৰাণঃ (daśaprāṇaḥ)he who possesses the ten vital breaths
- দশেন্দ্ৰিযনিযামকঃ (daśendriyaniyāmakaḥ)he who is the controller of the ten senses
anvaya দশাত্মকঃ দশভুজঃ দশদিক্পতিৱন্দিতঃ দশাধ্যাযঃ দশপ্ৰাণঃ দশেন্দ্ৰিযনিযামকঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
দশভুজঃ ten-armed — Maha Ganapati is pictured with ten arms.
একাদশমহাৰুদ্ৰৈঃস্তুতশ্চৈকাদশাক্ষৰঃ ॥ 149 ॥
- দশাক্ষৰমহামন্ত্ৰঃ (daśākṣaramahāmantraḥ)he who is the great ten-syllable mantra
- দশাশাৱ্যাপিৱিগ্ৰহঃ (daśāśāvyāpivigrahaḥ)he whose physical form pervades the ten directions
- একাদশমহাৰুদ্ৰৈঃ (ekādaśamahārudraiḥ)by the eleven great Rudras
- স্তুতঃ (stutaḥ)praised
- চ (ca)and
- একাদশাক্ষৰঃ (ekādaśākṣaraḥ)he who is of eleven syllables
anvaya দশাক্ষৰমহামন্ত্ৰঃ দশাশাৱ্যাপিৱিগ্ৰহঃ একাদশমহাৰুদ্ৰৈঃ স্তুতঃ চ একাদশাক্ষৰঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ত্ৰযোদশভিদাভিন্নো ৱিশ্ৱেদেৱাধিদৈৱতম্ ॥ 150 ॥
- দ্ৱাদশদ্ৱিদশাষ্টাদিদোৰ্দণ্ডাস্ত্ৰনিকেতনঃ (dvādaśadvidaśāṣṭādidordaṇḍāstraniketanaḥ)he who is the repository of weapons in His twelve, twenty, eight, etc. staff-like arms
- ত্ৰযোদশভিদাভিন্নঃ (trayodaśabhidābhinnaḥ)he who is distinguished by thirteen divisions (or undivided despite thirteen divisions)
- ৱিশ্ৱেদেৱাধিদৈৱতম্ (viśvedevādhidaivatam)the supreme presiding deity of the Viśvedevas
anvaya দ্ৱাদশদ্ৱিদশাষ্টাদিদোৰ্দণ্ডাস্ত্ৰনিকেতনঃ ত্ৰযোদশভিদাভিন্নঃ ৱিশ্ৱেদেৱাধিদৈৱতম্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
চতুৰ্দশাদ্যৱিদ্যাঢ্যশ্চতুৰ্দশজগত্পতিঃ ॥ 151 ॥
- চতুৰ্দশেন্দ্ৰৱৰদঃ (caturdaśendravaradaḥ)the giver of boons upon the fourteen Indras
- চতুৰ্দশমনুপ্ৰভুঃ (caturdaśamanuprabhuḥ)the Lord of the fourteen Manus
- চতুৰ্দশাদ্যৱিদ্যাঢ্যঃ (caturdaśādyavidyāḍhyaḥ)he who is rich in the fourteen primary branches of knowledge
- চতুৰ্দশজগত্পতিঃ (caturdaśajagatpatiḥ)the Lord of the fourteen worlds
anvaya [সঃ] চতুৰ্দশেন্দ্ৰৱৰদঃ চতুৰ্দশমনুপ্ৰভুঃ চতুৰ্দশাদ্যৱিদ্যাঢ্যঃ চতুৰ্দশজগত্পতিঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
চতুৰ্দশমনু the fourteen Manus — Each age of the world has its own Manu and its own Indra, fourteen of each in a kalpa.
তিথিপঞ্চদশাকাৰস্তিথ্যা পঞ্চদশাৰ্চিতঃ ॥ 152 ॥
- সামপঞ্চদশঃ (sāmapañcadaśaḥ)he who is the fifteen-fold Sāma chant (the Pañcadaśa-stoma of Sāmaveda)
- পঞ্চদশীশীতাংশুনিৰ্মলঃ (pañcadaśīśītāṃśunirmalaḥ)pure as the full moon
- তিথিপঞ্চদশাকাৰঃ (tithipañcadaśākāraḥ)he whose form is the fifteenth tithi (Pūrṇimā, representing completeness)
- তিথ্যা (tithyā)by the tithi (specifically the fifteenth tithi, or the lunar day)
- পঞ্চদশাৰ্চিতঃ (pañcadaśārcitaḥ)worshipped by fifteen (modes of worship/upacāras, or by the fifteen other tithis/digits)
anvaya সামপঞ্চদশঃ পঞ্চদশীশীতাংশুনিৰ্মলঃ তিথিপঞ্চদশাকাৰঃ তিথ্যা পঞ্চদশাৰ্চিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ষোডশান্তপদাৱাসঃ ষোডশেন্দুকলাত্মকঃ ॥ 153 ॥
- ষোডশাধাৰনিলযঃ (ṣoḍaśādhāranilayaḥ)whose home is the sixteen yogic supports
- ষোডশস্ৱৰমাতৃকঃ (ṣoḍaśasvaramātṛkaḥ)whose forms are the sixteen vocalic sounds of the Sanskrit alphabet
- ষোডশান্তপদাৱাসঃ (ṣoḍaśāntapadāvāsaḥ)whose dwelling is the state beyond the sixteenth level
- ষোডশেন্দুকলাত্মকঃ (ṣoḍaśendukalātmakaḥ)whose essential nature consists of the sixteen digits of the moon
anvaya [সঃ] ষোডশাধাৰনিলযঃ ষোডশস্ৱৰমাতৃকঃ ষোডশান্তপদাৱাসঃ ষোডশেন্দুকলাত্মকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
অষ্টাদশদ্ৱীপপতিৰষ্টাদশপুৰাণকৃত্ ॥ 154 ॥
- কলাসপ্তদশী (kalāsaptadaśī)the seventeenth digit of the moon (representing supreme nectar)
- সপ্তদশসপ্তদশাক্ষৰঃ (saptadaśasaptadaśākṣaraḥ)he who is the seventeen-syllabled mantra in seventeen forms
- অষ্টাদশদ্ৱীপপতিঃ (aṣṭādaśadvīpapatiḥ)the lord of the eighteen islands
- অষ্টাদশপুৰাণকৃত্ (aṣṭādaśapurāṇakṛt)the creator of the eighteen Purāṇas
anvaya [সঃ] কলাসপ্তদশী সপ্তদশসপ্তদশাক্ষৰঃ অষ্টাদশদ্ৱীপপতিঃ অষ্টাদশপুৰাণকৃত্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
কলাসপ্তদশী the seventeenth kala — The moon has sixteen phases. The seventeenth is the undying one beyond them all.
অষ্টাদশলিপিৱ্যষ্টিসমষ্টিজ্ঞানকোৱিদঃ ॥ 155 ॥
- অষ্টাদশৌষধীসৃষ্টিঃ (aṣṭādaśauṣadhīsṛṣṭiḥ)the creator of the eighteen types of medicinal herbs
- অষ্টাদশৱিধিঃ (aṣṭādaśavidhiḥ)the very form of the eighteen-fold ritual rules
- স্মৃতঃ (smṛtaḥ)is remembered or declared
- অষ্টাদশলিপিৱ্যষ্টিসমষ্টিজ্ঞানকোৱিদঃ (aṣṭādaśalipivyaṣṭisamaṣṭijñānakovidaḥ)skilled in both the individual and collective knowledge of the eighteen scripts
anvaya [সঃ] অষ্টাদশৌষধীসৃষ্টিঃ অষ্টাদশৱিধিঃ স্মৃতঃ [তথা] অষ্টাদশলিপিৱ্যষ্টিসমষ্টিজ্ঞানকোৱিদঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
একৱিংশঃ পুমানেকৱিংশত্যঙ্গুলিপল্লৱঃ ॥ 156 ॥
- অষ্টাদশান্নসম্পত্তিঃ (aṣṭādaśānnasampattiḥ)he who is the source of abundance of the eighteen kinds of food or grains
- অষ্টাদশৱিজাতিকৃত্ (aṣṭādaśavijātikṛt)he who is the creator of the eighteen classes or guilds of beings
- একৱিংশঃ (ekaviṃśaḥ)the twenty-first
- পুমান্ (pumān)the Supreme Spirit or Primordial Male
- একৱিংশত্যঙ্গুলিপল্লৱঃ (ekaviṃśatyaṅgulipallavaḥ)he whose twenty-one fingers and toes are like tender sprouts
anvaya অষ্টাদশান্নসম্পত্তিঃ অষ্টাদশৱিজাতিকৃত্ একৱিংশঃ পুমান্ একৱিংশত্যঙ্গুলিপল্লৱঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
একৱিংশত্যঙ্গুলিপল্লৱঃ with twenty-one digits soft as young leaves — Ten fingers, ten toes, and the trunk as the twenty-first. The number twenty-one runs all through Ganesha's worship, as in the twenty-one blades of durva.
সপ্তৱিংশতিতাৰেশঃ সপ্তৱিংশতিযোগকৃত্ ॥ 157 ॥
- চতুৰ্ৱিংশতিতত্ত্ৱাত্মা (caturviṃśatitattvātmā)who is the twenty-four principles
- পঞ্চৱিংশাখ্যপূৰুষঃ (pañcaviṃśākhyapūruṣaḥ)the Supreme Spirit (Puruṣa) known as the twenty-fifth principle
- সপ্তৱিংশতিতাৰেশঃ (saptaviṃśatitāreśaḥ)the Lord of the twenty-seven stars
- সপ্তৱিংশতিযোগকৃত্ (saptaviṃśatiyogakṛt)the creator of the twenty-seven astrological yogas
anvaya চতুৰ্ৱিংশতিতত্ত্ৱাত্মা পঞ্চৱিংশাখ্যপূৰুষঃ সপ্তৱিংশতিতাৰেশঃ সপ্তৱিংশতিযোগকৃত্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
পঞ্চৱিংশাখ্যপূৰুষঃ the Person called the twenty-fifth — In Sankhya the world is made of twenty-four principles, and purusha, pure spirit, is counted as the twenty-fifth.
ষট্ত্ৰিংশত্তত্ত্ৱসম্ভূতিৰষ্টত্ৰিংশত্কলাত্মকঃ ॥ 158 ॥
- দ্ৱাত্ৰিংশদ্ভৈৰৱাধীশঃ (dvātriṃśadbhairavādhīśaḥ)the lord of the thirty-two Bhairavas
- চতুস্ত্ৰিংশন্মহাহ্ৰদঃ (catustriṃśanmahāhradaḥ)he who has thirty-four great lakes
- ষট্ত্ৰিংশত্তত্ত্ৱসম্ভূতিঃ (ṣaṭtriṃśattattvasambhūtiḥ)the source of the thirty-six cosmic principles
- অষ্টত্ৰিংশত্কলাত্মকঃ (aṣṭatriṃśatkalātmakaḥ)who is made of the thirty-eight kalas
anvaya দ্ৱাত্ৰিংশদ্ভৈৰৱাধীশঃ চতুস্ত্ৰিংশন্মহাহ্ৰদঃ ষট্ত্ৰিংশত্তত্ত্ৱসম্ভূতিঃ অষ্টত্ৰিংশত্কলাত্মকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ষট্ত্ৰিংশত্তত্ত্ৱ the thirty-six principles — The Shaiva count of the principles of reality, from Shiva down to earth.
দ্ৱিপঞ্চাশদ্ৱপুঃশ্ৰেণীত্ৰিষষ্ট্যক্ষৰসংশ্ৰযঃ ।
পঞ্চাশদক্ষৰশ্ৰেণীপঞ্চাশদ্ৰুদ্ৰৱিগ্ৰহঃ ॥ 159 ॥
- পঞ্চাশদ্ৱিষ্ণুশক্তীশঃ (pañcāśadviṣṇuśaktīśaḥ)the lord of the fifty Shaktis of Vishnu
- পঞ্চাশন্মাতৃকালযঃ (pañcāśanmātṛkālayaḥ)the home of the fifty Matrikas (mother-letters of the alphabet)
- দ্ৱিপঞ্চাশদ্ৱপুঃশ্ৰেণী (dvipañcāśadvapuḥśreṇī)he who has fifty-two series of forms (or letters as His body)
- ত্ৰিষষ্ট্যক্ষৰসংশ্ৰযঃ (triṣaṣṭyakṣarasaṃśrayaḥ)the refuge of the sixty-three letters of the alphabet
- পঞ্চাশদক্ষৰশ্ৰেণী (pañcāśadakṣaraśreṇī)he who has the fifty letters as His series (of limbs)
- পঞ্চাশদ্ৰুদ্ৰৱিগ্ৰহঃ (pañcāśadrudravigrahaḥ)he whose body is composed of the fifty Rudras
anvaya পঞ্চাশদ্ৱিষ্ণুশক্তীশঃ পঞ্চাশন্মাতৃকালযঃ দ্ৱিপঞ্চাশদ্ৱপুঃশ্ৰেণী ত্ৰিষষ্ট্যক্ষৰসংশ্ৰযঃ পঞ্চাশদক্ষৰশ্ৰেণী পঞ্চাশদ্ৰুদ্ৰৱিগ্ৰহঃ [সঃ] [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 6 pādas
পঞ্চাশন্মাতৃকা the fifty mother letters — The fifty letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, worshipped as goddesses in mantra practice.
নমদেকোনপঞ্চাশন্মৰুদ্ৱৰ্গনিৰৰ্গলঃ ॥ 160 ॥
- চতুঃষষ্টিমহাসিদ্ধিযোগিনীৱৃন্দৱন্দিতঃ (catuḥṣaṣṭimahāsiddhiyoginīvṛndavanditaḥ)he who is saluted by the host of sixty-four great Siddha-Yoginis
- নমদেকোনপঞ্চাশন্মৰুদ্ৱৰ্গনিৰৰ্গলঃ (namadekonapañcāśanmarudvarganirargalaḥ)he who is unobstructed and before whom the bowing group of forty-nine Maruts prostrate
anvaya [সঃ] চতুঃষষ্টিমহাসিদ্ধিযোগিনীৱৃন্দৱন্দিতঃ নমদেকোনপঞ্চাশন্মৰুদ্ৱৰ্গনিৰৰ্গলঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anustubh, 8 syllables x 4 padas
একোনপঞ্চাশন্মৰুত্ the forty-nine Maruts — The gods of the storm winds, counted as forty-nine.
অষ্টষষ্টিমহাতীৰ্থক্ষেত্ৰভৈৰৱৱন্দিতঃ ॥ 161 ॥
- চতুঃষষ্ট্যৰ্থনিৰ্ণেতা (catuḥṣaṣṭyarthanirṇetā)the determiner of the meanings of the sixty-four systems of knowledge
- চতুঃষষ্টিকলানিধিঃ (catuḥṣaṣṭikalānidhiḥ)the treasure-house of the sixty-four arts
- অষ্টষষ্টিমহাতীৰ্থক্ষেত্ৰভৈৰৱৱন্দিতঃ (aṣṭaṣaṣṭimahātīrthakṣetrabhairavavanditaḥ)worshipped by the Bhairavas of the sixty-eight great pilgrimage waters and sacred fields
anvaya চতুঃষষ্ট্যৰ্থনিৰ্ণেতা চতুঃষষ্টিকলানিধিঃ অষ্টষষ্টিমহাতীৰ্থক্ষেত্ৰভৈৰৱৱন্দিতঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
চতুঃষষ্টিকলা the sixty-four arts — The classical list of arts and skills, from music and painting to cooking and verse.
শতানন্দঃ শতধৃতিঃ শতপত্ৰাযতেক্ষণঃ ॥ 162 ॥
- চতুৰ্নৱতিমন্ত্ৰাত্মা (caturnavatimantrātmā)who is the ninety-four mantras
- ষণ্ণৱত্যধিকপ্ৰভুঃ (ṣaṇṇavatyadhikaprabhuḥ)the Lord who exceeds ninety-six (tattvas/principles)
- শতানন্দঃ (śatānandaḥ)he who possesses hundredfold bliss
- শতধৃতিঃ (śatadhṛtiḥ)he who has hundredfold steadfastness (or who is the cosmic sustainer)
- শতপত্ৰাযতেক্ষণঃ (śatapatrāyatekṣaṇaḥ)he whose large eyes are like a lotus
anvaya চতুৰ্নৱতিমন্ত্ৰাত্মা ষণ্ণৱত্যধিকপ্ৰভুঃ শতানন্দঃ শতধৃতিঃ শতপত্ৰাযতেক্ষণঃ
chandas Anustubh, 8 syllables x 4 padas
সহস্ৰপত্ৰনিলযঃ সহস্ৰফণিভূষণঃ ॥ 163 ॥
- শতানীকঃ (śatānīkaḥ)he who has a hundred armies or hosts of followers
- শতমখঃ (śatamakhaḥ)he who is of the form of Indra (the performer of a hundred sacrifices)
- শতধাৰাৱৰাযুধঃ (śatadhārāvarāyudhaḥ)he whose excellent weapon is the hundred-edged thunderbolt
- সহস্ৰপত্ৰনিলযঃ (sahasrapatranilayaḥ)he whose home is the thousand-petalled lotus
- সহস্ৰফণিভূষণঃ (sahasraphaṇibhūṣaṇaḥ)he whose ornament is the thousand-hooded serpent
anvaya শতানীকঃ শতমখঃ শতধাৰাৱৰাযুধঃ সহস্ৰপত্ৰনিলযঃ সহস্ৰফণিভূষণঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সহস্ৰপত্ৰনিলযঃ dwelling in the thousand-petalled lotus — The lotus at the crown of the head, the highest point in yoga.
সহস্ৰনামসংস্তুত্যঃ সহস্ৰাক্ষবলাপহঃ ॥ 164 ॥
- সহস্ৰশীৰ্ষা (sahasraśīrṣā)thousand-headed
- পুৰুষঃ (puruṣaḥ)the Cosmic Person
- সহস্ৰাক্ষঃ (sahasrākṣaḥ)thousand-eyed
- সহস্ৰপাত্ (sahasrapāt)thousand-footed
- সহস্ৰনামসংস্তুত্যঃ (sahasranāmasaṃstutyaḥ)fit to be praised by a thousand names
- সহস্ৰাক্ষবলাপহঃ (sahasrākṣabalāpahaḥ)the destroyer of the strength of the thousand-eyed Indra
anvaya সহস্ৰশীৰ্ষা পুৰুষঃ সহস্ৰাক্ষঃ সহস্ৰপাত্ সহস্ৰনামসংস্তুত্যঃ সহস্ৰাক্ষবলাপহঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সহস্ৰশীৰ্ষা পুৰুষঃ the thousand-headed Person — The opening words of the Purusha Sukta of the Rigveda, applied here to Ganesha.
অষ্টাশীতিসহস্ৰাদ্যমহৰ্ষিস্তোত্ৰপাঠিতঃ ॥ 165 ॥
- দশসাহস্ৰফণিভৃত্ফণিৰাজকৃতাসনঃ (daśasāhasraphaṇibhṛtphaṇirājakṛtāsanaḥ)he whose seat is made by the serpent-king who bears ten thousand hoods
- অষ্টাশীতিসহস্ৰাদ্যমহৰ্ষিস্তোত্ৰপাঠিতঃ (aṣṭāśītisahasrādyamaharṣistotrapāṭhitaḥ)he who is praised by the hymns of the eighty-eight thousand foremost great sages
anvaya দশসাহস্ৰফণিভৃত্ফণিৰাজকৃতাসনঃ অষ্টাশীতিসহস্ৰাদ্যমহৰ্ষিস্তোত্ৰপাঠিতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
চতুৰ্লক্ষজপপ্ৰীতশ্চতুৰ্লক্ষপ্ৰকাশকঃ ॥ 166 ॥
- লক্ষাধাৰঃ (lakṣādhāraḥ)the support of the target of meditation (or of lakhs of beings)
- প্ৰিযাধাৰঃ (priyādhāraḥ)the beloved support, or the support of His beloved devotees
- লক্ষাধাৰমনোমযঃ (lakṣādhāramanomayaḥ)he who is composed of mind focused on the target of meditation
- চতুৰ্লক্ষজপপ্ৰীতঃ (caturlakṣajapaprītaḥ)he who is pleased by the recitation of four lakhs of mantras
- চতুৰ্লক্ষপ্ৰকাশকঃ (caturlakṣaprakāśakaḥ)he who is the illuminator of the four lakhs of mantras
anvaya লক্ষাধাৰঃ প্ৰিযাধাৰঃ লক্ষাধাৰমনোমযঃ চতুৰ্লক্ষজপপ্ৰীতঃ চতুৰ্লক্ষপ্ৰকাশকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
চতুৰ্লক্ষজপপ্ৰীতঃ pleased by four lakh japa — A lakh is a hundred thousand. Mantra practice often sets its count of repetitions in lakhs.
কোটিসূৰ্যপ্ৰতীকাশঃ কোটিচন্দ্ৰাংশুনিৰ্মলঃ ॥ 167 ॥
- চতুৰশীতিলক্ষাণাং (caturaśītilakṣāṇāṃ)of eighty-four lakhs (8.4 million)
- জীৱানাং (jīvānāṃ)of living beings
- দেহসংস্থিতঃ (dehasaṃsthitaḥ)residing within the bodies
- কোটিসূৰ্যপ্ৰতীকাশঃ (koṭisūryapratīkāśaḥ)possessing a brilliance resembling ten million suns
- কোটিচন্দ্ৰাংশুনিৰ্মলঃ (koṭicandrāṃśunirmalaḥ)pure like the rays of ten million moons
anvaya [সঃ] চতুৰশীতিলক্ষাণাং জীৱানাং দেহসংস্থিতঃ কোটিসূৰ্যপ্ৰতীকাশঃ কোটিচন্দ্ৰাংশুনিৰ্মলঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
চতুৰশীতিলক্ষ eighty-four lakh — Tradition counts eight million four hundred thousand kinds of living beings, through which a soul passes.
সপ্তকোটিমহামন্ত্ৰমন্ত্ৰিতাৱযৱদ্যুতিঃ ॥ 168 ॥
- শিৱোদ্ভৱাদ্যষ্টকোটিৱৈনাযকধুৰন্ধৰঃ (śivodbhavādyaṣṭakoṭivaināyakadhurandharaḥ)the leader of the eighty million Vināyakas beginning with Śivodbhava
- সপ্তকোটিমহামন্ত্ৰমন্ত্ৰিতাৱযৱদ্যুতিঃ (saptakoṭimahāmantramantritāvayavadyutiḥ)he, the splendour of whose limbs is consecrated by the seventy million great mantras
anvaya [সঃ] শিৱোদ্ভৱাদ্যষ্টকোটিৱৈনাযকধুৰন্ধৰঃ সপ্তকোটিমহামন্ত্ৰমন্ত্ৰিতাৱযৱদ্যুতিঃ [ৱৰ্ততে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
অনন্তদেৱতাসেৱ্যো হ্যনন্তশুভদাযকঃ ॥ 169 ॥
- ত্ৰযস্ত্ৰিংশত্কোটিসুৰশ্ৰেণীপ্ৰণতপাদুকঃ (trayastriṃśatkoṭisuraśreṇīpraṇatapādukaḥ)he whose sandals are bowed down to by the multitudes of thirty-three crore deities
- অনন্তদেৱতাসেৱ্যঃ (anantadevatāsevyaḥ)he who is worthy of being served by infinite deities
- হি (hi)indeed
- অনন্তশুভদাযকঃ (anantaśubhadāyakaḥ)he who gives infinite auspiciousness
anvaya ত্ৰযস্ত্ৰিংশত্কোটিসুৰশ্ৰেণীপ্ৰণতপাদুকঃ অনন্তদেৱতাসেৱ্যঃ হি অনন্তশুভদাযকঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ত্ৰযস্ত্ৰিংশত্কোটি thirty-three crore — The traditional count of the gods. Koti also means 'kind', and some read it as the thirty-three kinds of gods of the Veda.
অনন্তশক্তিসহিতো হ্যনন্তমুনিসংস্তুতঃ ॥ 170 ॥
- অনন্তনামা (anantanāmā)he who has infinite names
- অনন্তশ্ৰীঃ (anantaśrīḥ)he who possesses infinite glory and prosperity
- অনন্তঃ (anantaḥ)he who is endless and infinite
- অনন্তসৌখ্যদঃ (anantasaukhyadaḥ)he who gives infinite happiness and bliss
- অনন্তশক্তিসহিতঃ (anantaśaktisahitaḥ)he who is accompanied by infinite power and energy
- হি (hi)indeed, surely
- অনন্তমুনিসংস্তুতঃ (anantamunisaṃstutaḥ)he who is praised by countless sages
anvaya [সঃ] অনন্তনামা অনন্তশ্ৰীঃ অনন্তঃ অনন্তসৌখ্যদঃ অনন্তশক্তিসহিতঃ হি অনন্তমুনিসংস্তুতঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The last verse of names. After counting upward all the way to a thousand, the hymn ends on ananta, 'endless', the number that cannot be counted.
ইদং ব্ৰাহ্মে মুহূৰ্তে যঃ পঠতি প্ৰত্যহং নৰঃ ॥ 171 ॥
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- ইদম্ (idam)this
- ৱৈনাযকম্ (vaināyakam)relating to Vinayaka (Ganesha)
- নাম্নাম্ (nāmnām)of names
- সহস্ৰম্ (sahasram)thousand
- ঈৰিতম্ (īritam)spoken, proclaimed
- যঃ (yaḥ)who, whichever
- নৰঃ (naraḥ)man, person
- প্ৰত্যহম্ (pratyaham)daily, day after day
- ব্ৰাহ্মে (brāhme)relating to Brahma, sacred to Brahman
- মুহূৰ্তে (muhūrte)at the hour, during the muhurta
- ইদম্ (idam)this
- পঠতি (paṭhati)recites, reads
anvaya ইতি ইদম্ ৱৈনাযকম্ নাম্নাম্ সহস্ৰম্ ঈৰিতম্ [অস্তি] যঃ নৰঃ প্ৰত্যহম্ ব্ৰাহ্মে মুহূৰ্তে ইদম্ পঠতি
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ব্ৰাহ্মে মুহূৰ্তে at brahma muhurta — The hour and a half before sunrise, the traditional time for prayer and study.
note The phalashruti, the account of what the hymn gives, begins here. The sentence runs on through the next few verses.
আযুৰাৰোগ্যমৈশ্ৱৰ্যং ধৈৰ্যং শৌৰ্যং বলং যশঃ ॥ 172 ॥
- কৰস্থম্ (karastham)situated in the palm of the hand (readily secured)
- তস্য (tasya)of that person (who recites)
- সকলম্ (sakalam)all, entire
- ঐহিকামুষ্মিকম্ (aihikāmuṣmikam)belonging to this world and the next
- সুখম্ (sukham)happiness
- আযুৰাৰোগ্যমৈশ্ৱৰ্যম্ (āyurārogyamaiśvaryam)longevity, health, and prosperity
- ধৈৰ্যম্ (dhairyam)fortitude
- শৌৰ্যম্ (śauryam)valour
- বলম্ (balam)strength
- যশঃ (yaśaḥ)fame
anvaya তস্য সকলম্ ঐহিকামুষ্মিকম্ সুখম্ কৰস্থম্ [ভৱতি] আযুৰাৰোগ্যমৈশ্ৱৰ্যম্ ধৈৰ্যম্ শৌৰ্যম্ বলম্ যশঃ [চ]
chandas Anustubh, 8 syllables x 4 padas
কৰস্থম্ held in the hand — As close and as certain as something held in one's palm.
সত্যং দযা ক্ষমা শান্তিৰ্দাক্ষিণ্যং ধৰ্মশীলতা ॥ 173 ॥
- মেধা (medhā)retentive power of intellect
- প্ৰজ্ঞা (prajñā)wisdom or active discernment
- ধৃতিঃ (dhṛtiḥ)fortitude or patience
- কান্তিঃ (kāntiḥ)splendour or physical lustre
- সৌভাগ্যম্ (saubhāgyam)good fortune or auspiciousness
- অভিৰূপতা (abhirūpatā)pleasing appearance or comeliness
- সত্যম্ (satyam)truthfulness
- দযা (dayā)compassion or mercy
- ক্ষমা (kṣamā)forgiveness or forbearance
- শান্তিঃ (śāntiḥ)peace or tranquility
- দাক্ষিণ্যম্ (dākṣiṇyam)courtesy or consideration for others
- ধৰ্মশীলতা (dharmaśīlatā)righteous disposition or virtuous nature
anvaya মেধা প্ৰজ্ঞা ধৃতিঃ কান্তিঃ সৌভাগ্যম্ অভিৰূপতা সত্যম্ দযা ক্ষমা শান্তিঃ দাক্ষিণ্যম্ ধৰ্মশীলতা [চ] [ভৱন্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
মেধা প্ৰজ্ঞা memory and insight — Medha is the power to hold on to what one learns. Prajna is the wisdom to see clearly.
সভাপাণ্ডিত্যমৌদাৰ্যং গাম্ভীৰ্যং ব্ৰহ্মৱৰ্চসম্ ॥ 174 ॥
- জগত্সংৱননম্ (jagatsaṃvananam)captivating or winning over the world
- ৱিশ্ৱসংৱাদঃ (viśvasaṃvādaḥ)harmonious communication or agreement with the universe
- ৱেদপাটৱম্ (vedapāṭavam)proficiency or mastery in the Vedas
- সভাপাণ্ডিত্যম্ (sabhāpāṇḍityam)scholarship or eloquence in public assemblies
- ঔদাৰ্যম্ (audāryam)magnanimity, generosity, or nobility
- গাম্ভীৰ্যম্ (gāmbhīryam)profundity, gravity, or depth of character
- ব্ৰহ্মৱৰ্চসম্ (brahmavarcasam)spiritual splendour or divine luster arising from sacred knowledge
anvaya জগত্সংৱননম্ ৱিশ্ৱসংৱাদঃ ৱেদপাটৱম্ সভাপাণ্ডিত্যম্ ঔদাৰ্যম্ গাম্ভীৰ্যম্ ব্ৰহ্মৱৰ্চসম্ [চ] [ভৱতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ব্ৰহ্মৱৰ্চসম্ the glow of Vedic learning — The brightness a person gains through study and discipline.
জ্ঞানং ৱিজ্ঞানমাস্তিক্যং স্থৈৰ্যং ৱিশ্ৱাসতা তথা ॥ 175 ॥
- ওজঃ (ojaḥ)vitality, bodily strength, or spiritual power
- তেজঃ (tejaḥ)brilliance, splendour, or energy
- কুলম্ (kulam)noble lineage or family
- শীলম্ (śīlam)good conduct or character
- প্ৰতাপঃ (pratāpaḥ)valour, majesty, or dignity
- ৱীৰ্যম্ (vīryam)heroism, prowess, or vigor
- আৰ্যতা (āryatā)nobility, respectability, or Aryan character
- জ্ঞানম্ (jñānam)scriptural or theoretical knowledge
- ৱিজ্ঞানম্ (vijñānam)experiential wisdom or practical discernment
- আস্তিক্যম্ (āstikyam)piety, orthodoxy, or belief in the sacred order
- স্থৈৰ্যম্ (sthairyam)steadfastness, stability, or firmness
- তথা (tathā)and, likewise
- ৱিশ্ৱাসতা (viśvāsatā)trustworthiness or the state of possessing faith
anvaya ওজঃ তেজঃ কুলম্ শীলম্ প্ৰতাপঃ ৱীৰ্যম্ আৰ্যতা জ্ঞানম্ ৱিজ্ঞানম্ আস্তিক্যম্ স্থৈৰ্যম্ তথা ৱিশ্ৱাসতা [ভৱেত্]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৱশ্যং চতুৰ্ৱিধং ৱিশ্ৱং জপাদস্য প্ৰজাযতে ॥ 176 ॥
- অস্য (asya)of this
- জপাত্ (japāt)from the recitation
- সকৃত্ (sakṛt)once
- ধনধান্যাদিৱৃদ্ধিঃ (dhanadhānyādivṛddhiḥ)increase of wealth, grain, and other assets
- চ (ca)and
- ভৱেত্ (bhavet)would occur
- অস্য (asya)of this
- জপাত্ (japāt)from the recitation
- চতুৰ্ৱিধম্ (caturvidham)fourfold
- ৱিশ্ৱম্ (viśvam)the universe
- ৱশ্যম্ (vaśyam)subdued
- প্ৰজাযতে (prajāyate)becomes
anvaya অস্য জপাত্ সকৃত্ [অপি] ধনধান্যাদিৱৃদ্ধিঃ চ ভৱেত্ অস্য জপাত্ চতুৰ্ৱিধম্ ৱিশ্ৱম্ ৱশ্যম্ প্ৰজাযতে
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
চতুৰ্ৱিধং ৱিশ্ৱম্ the fourfold world — Living beings counted in four kinds: born from the womb, from eggs, from moisture, and from sprouts.
জপ্যতে যস্য ৱশ্যাৰ্থে স দাসস্তস্য জাযতে ॥ 177 ॥
- যস্য (yasya)of whomsoever
- ৰাজ্ঞঃ (rājñaḥ)of the king
- ৰাজকলত্ৰস্য (rājakalatrasya)of the king's wife
- ৰাজপুত্ৰস্য (rājaputrasya)of the king's son
- মন্ত্ৰিণঃ (mantriṇaḥ)of the minister
- ৱশ্যাৰ্থে (vaśyārthe)for the purpose of subjugation
- জপ্যতে (japyate)is chanted
- সঃ (saḥ)he
- তস্য (tasya)his (the chanter's)
- দাসঃ (dāsaḥ)servant
- জাযতে (jāyate)becomes
anvaya যস্য ৰাজ্ঞঃ ৰাজকলত্ৰস্য ৰাজপুত্ৰস্য মন্ত্ৰিণঃ ৱশ্যাৰ্থে জপ্যতে সঃ তস্য দাসঃ জাযতে
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note Promises like this one, and the list of cures that follows, are typical of Puranic phalashrutis. They show how highly the hymn is valued, in the language of everyday hopes.
শাকিনীডাকিনীৰক্ষোযক্ষগ্ৰহভযাপহম্ ॥ 178 ॥
- ধৰ্মাৰ্থকামমোক্ষাণাম্ (dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇām)of dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa
- অনাযাসেন (anāyāsena)without effort, easily
- সাধনম্ (sādhanam)the means of accomplishment, instrument
- শাকিনীডাকিনীৰক্ষোযক্ষগ্ৰহভযাপহম্ (śākinīḍākinīrakṣoyakṣagrahabhayāpaham)that which removes the fear of Śākinīs, Ḍākinīs, Rākṣasas, Yakṣas, and Grahas
anvaya [ইদম্] ধৰ্মাৰ্থকামমোক্ষাণাম্ অনাযাসেন সাধনম্ [অস্তি] [তথা] শাকিনীডাকিনীৰক্ষোযক্ষগ্ৰহভযাপহম্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সমস্তকলহধ্ৱংসি দগ্ধবীজপ্ৰৰোহণম্ ॥ 179 ॥
- সাম্ৰাজ্যসুখদম্ (sāmrājyasukhadam)giving the happiness of sovereign empire
- সৰ্ৱসপত্নমদমৰ্দনম্ (sarvasapatnamadamardanam)crushing the pride of all adversaries
- সমস্তকলহধ্ৱংসি (samastakalahadhvaṃsi)destroying all disputes and conflicts
- দগ্ধবীজপ্ৰৰোহণম্ (dagdhabījaprarohaṇam)causing the sprouting of burnt seeds (making the impossible possible or restoring what is utterly ruined)
anvaya [ইদম্] সাম্ৰাজ্যসুখদম্ সৰ্ৱসপত্নমদমৰ্দনম্ সমস্তকলহধ্ৱংসি দগ্ধবীজপ্ৰৰোহণম্ [ভৱতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
দগ্ধবীজপ্ৰৰোহণম্ making burnt seeds sprout — A saying for doing the impossible: bringing back what seemed lost for good.
ষড্ৱৰ্গাষ্টমহাসিদ্ধিত্ৰিকালজ্ঞানকাৰণম্ ॥ 180 ॥
- দুঃস্ৱপ্নশমনম্ (duḥsvapnaśamanam)that which pacifies or wards off bad dreams
- ক্ৰুদ্ধস্ৱামিচিত্তপ্ৰসাদনম্ (kruddhasvāmicittaprasādanam)that which pleases or pacifies the mind of an angry master
- ষড্ৱৰ্গাষ্টমহাসিদ্ধিত্ৰিকালজ্ঞানকাৰণম্ (ṣaḍvargāṣṭamahāsiddhitrikālajñānakāraṇam)the cause of victory over the six enemies, the eight powers and knowledge of all time
anvaya [ইদম্] দুঃস্ৱপ্নশমনম্ ক্ৰুদ্ধস্ৱামিচিত্তপ্ৰসাদনম্ ষড্ৱৰ্গাষ্টমহাসিদ্ধিত্ৰিকালজ্ঞানকাৰণম্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সঙ্গ্ৰামমাৰ্গে সৱেষামিদমেকং জযাৱহম্ ॥ 181 ॥
- ইদম্ (idam)this
- একম্ (ekam)sole / preeminent
- সৱেষাম্ (saveṣām)of all
- সঙ্গ্ৰামমাৰ্গে (saṅgrāmamārge)on the path of battle
- পৰকৃত্যপ্ৰশমনম্ (parakṛtyapraśamanam)the pacifier of others' hostile spells
- পৰচক্ৰপ্ৰমৰ্দনম্ (paracakrapramardanam)the crusher of the enemy's army
- জযাৱহম্ (jayāvaham)bringing victory
anvaya ইদম্ একম্ সৱেষাম্ সঙ্গ্ৰামমাৰ্গে পৰকৃত্যপ্ৰশমনম্ পৰচক্ৰপ্ৰমৰ্দনম্ জযাৱহম্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The printed সৱেষাম্ is read সৰ্ৱেষাম্, 'of all'.
পঠ্যতে প্ৰত্যহং যত্ৰ স্তোত্ৰং গণপতেৰিদম্ ॥ 182 ॥
- যত্ৰ (yatra)where, in which place
- সৰ্ৱৱন্ধ্যত্ৱদোষঘ্নম্ (sarvavandhyatvadoṣaghnam)destroyer of the defect of all kinds of barrenness
- গৰ্ভৰক্ষৈককাৰণম্ (garbharakṣaikakāraṇam)the sole cause of the protection of the pregnancy
- ইদম্ (idam)this
- গণপতেঃ (gaṇapateḥ)of Ganapati
- স্তোত্ৰম্ (stotram)hymn
- প্ৰত্যহম্ (pratyaham)daily
- পঠ্যতে (paṭhyate)is recited
anvaya যত্ৰ সৰ্ৱৱন্ধ্যত্ৱদোষঘ্নম্ গৰ্ভৰক্ষৈককাৰণম্ ইদম্ গণপতেঃ স্তোত্ৰম্ প্ৰত্যহম্ পঠ্যতে
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ন তদ্গেহং জহাতি শ্ৰীৰ্যত্ৰাযং জপ্যতে স্তৱঃ ॥ 183 ॥
- যত্ৰ (yatra)where
- অযম্ (ayam)this
- স্তৱঃ (stavaḥ)hymn of praise
- জপ্যতে (japyate)is chanted
- তত্ৰ (tatra)there
- দেশে (deśe)in the country
- দুৰ্ভিক্ষম্ (durbhikṣam)famine
- ঈতযঃ (ītayaḥ)agricultural plagues
- দুৰিতানি (duritāni)misfortunes
- চ (ca)and
- ন (na)not
- শ্ৰীঃ (śrīḥ)prosperity
- তত্ (tat)that
- গেহম্ (geham)house
- ন (na)not
- জহাতি (jahāti)abandons
anvaya যত্ৰ অযম্ স্তৱঃ জপ্যতে তত্ৰ দেশে দুৰ্ভিক্ষম্ ঈতযঃ দুৰিতানি চ ন [ভৱন্তি] শ্ৰীঃ তত্ গেহম্ ন জহাতি
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
গুল্মং প্লীহানমশমানমতিসাৰং মহোদৰম্ ॥ 184 ॥
- ক্ষযকুষ্ঠপ্ৰমেহাৰ্শভগন্দৰৱিষূচিকাঃ (kṣayakuṣṭhapramehārśabhagandaraviṣūcikāḥ)consumption, leprosy (and other skin diseases), urinary disorders, hemorrhoids, fistula-in-ano, and cholera
- গুল্মম্ (gulmam)abdominal tumor or glandular enlargement
- প্লীহানম্ (plīhānam)splenomegaly (spleen disease)
- অশমানম্ (aśamānam)restlessness or indigestion (possibly a textual variant for 'अश्मानम्' meaning urinary calculus)
- অতিসাৰম্ (atisāram)diarrhea or dysentery
- মহোদৰম্ (mahodaram)dropsy or ascites (literally, enlarged abdomen)
anvaya ক্ষযকুষ্ঠপ্ৰমেহাৰ্শভগন্দৰৱিষূচিকাঃ গুল্মম্ প্লীহানম্ অশমানম্ অতিসাৰম্ মহোদৰম্ [প্ৰশমযতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note This verse and the next two list illnesses by their old Ayurvedic names; the English names are close equivalents rather than exact matches. The printed অশমানম্ is usually read অশ্মানম্, 'stone'.
শিৰোৰোগং ৱমিং হিক্কাং গণ্ডমালামৰোচকম্ ॥ 185 ॥
- কাসম্ (kāsam)cough
- শ্ৱাসম্ (śvāsam)asthma or breathing difficulty
- উদাৱৰ্তম্ (udāvartam)flatulence or upward movement of bodily winds
- শূলম্ (śūlam)colic or sharp pain
- শোফামযোদৰম্ (śophāmayodaram)swelling, sickness, and abdominal dropsy
- শিৰোৰোগম্ (śirorogam)headache or disease of the head
- ৱমিম্ (vamim)vomiting
- হিক্কাম্ (hikkām)hiccup
- গণ্ডমালাম্ (gaṇḍamālām)scrofula or inflammation of neck glands
- অৰোচকম্ (arocakam)anorexia or loss of appetite
anvaya কাসম্ শ্ৱাসম্ উদাৱৰ্তম্ শূলম্ শোফামযোদৰম্ শিৰোৰোগম্ ৱমিম্ হিক্কাম্ গণ্ডমালাম্ অৰোচকম্ [প্ৰশমযতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
আগন্তুৱিষমং শীতমুষ্ণং চৈকাহিকাদিকম্ ॥ 186 ॥
- ৱাতপিত্তকফদ্ৱন্দ্ৱত্ৰিদোষজনিতজ্ৱৰম্ (vātapittakaphadvandvatridoṣajanitajvaram)fever from two or all three of wind, bile and phlegm
- আগন্তুৱিষমম্ (āgantuviṣamam)accidental and irregular fevers
- শীতম্ (śītam)cold fever (accompanied by chills)
- উষ্ণম্ (uṣṇam)hot fever (accompanied by high burning sensation)
- চ (ca)and
- একাহিকাদিকম্ (ekāhikādikam)quotidian (daily recurring) and other periodic fevers
anvaya ৱাতপিত্তকফদ্ৱন্দ্ৱত্ৰিদোষজনিতজ্ৱৰম্ আগন্তুৱিষমম্ শীতম্ উষ্ণম্ চ একাহিকাদিকম্ [প্ৰশমযতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৱাতপিত্তকফ wind, bile and phlegm — The three doshas of Ayurveda: vata, pitta and kapha.
সৰ্ৱং প্ৰশমযত্যাশু স্তোত্ৰস্যাস্য সকৃজ্জপঃ ॥ 187 ॥
- অস্য (asya)of this
- স্তোত্ৰস্য (stotrasya)of the hymn
- সকৃজ্জপঃ (sakṛjjapaḥ)a single recitation
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- আদি (ādi)and so forth
- উক্তম্ (uktam)spoken of or mentioned
- অনুক্তম্ (anuktam)unspoken or unmentioned
- ৱা (vā)or
- ৰোগদোষাদিসম্ভৱম্ (rogadoṣādisambhavam)arising from diseases, bodily humours, etc
- সৰ্ৱম্ (sarvam)all or entire
- আশু (āśu)quickly or instantly
- প্ৰশমযতি (praśamayati)pacifies or cures
anvaya অস্য স্তোত্ৰস্য সকৃজ্জপঃ ইতি আদি উক্তম্ অনুক্তম্ ৱা ৰোগদোষাদিসম্ভৱম্ সৰ্ৱম্ আশু প্ৰশমযতি
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সহস্ৰনামমন্ত্ৰোঽযং জপিতৱ্যঃ শুভাপ্তযে ॥ 188 ॥
- অস্য (asya)of this [stotra]
- জপাত্ (japāt)from the chanting
- স্ত্ৰীশূদ্ৰৈঃ (strīśūdraiḥ)by women and Sudras
- পতিতৈঃ (patitaiḥ)by the fallen or outcastes
- অপি (api)even
- সিদ্ধিঃ (siddhiḥ)spiritual accomplishment or perfection
- প্ৰাপ্যতে (prāpyate)is obtained
- অযম্ (ayam)this
- সহস্ৰনামমন্ত্ৰঃ (sahasranāmamantraḥ)mantra of the thousand names
- শুভাপ্তযে (śubhāptaye)for the attainment of auspiciousness
- জপিতৱ্যঃ (japitavyaḥ)should be chanted
anvaya অস্য জপাত্ স্ত্ৰীশূদ্ৰৈঃ পতিতৈঃ অপি সিদ্ধিঃ প্ৰাপ্যতে অযম্ সহস্ৰনামমন্ত্ৰঃ শুভাপ্তযে জপিতৱ্যঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The verse opens the hymn to everyone, including people who were often kept away from Vedic recitation.
ইচ্ছযা সকলান্ ভোগানুপভুজ্যেহ পাৰ্থিৱান্ ॥ 189 ॥
- সকামঃ (sakāmaḥ)one who has desires
- ইদম্ (idam)this
- মহাগণপতেঃ (mahāgaṇapateḥ)of Maha-Ganapati
- স্তোত্ৰম্ (stotram)hymn
- প্ৰজপন্ (prajapan)chanting intensely
- ইহ (iha)here in this world
- ইচ্ছযা (icchayā)at will / according to desire
- সকলান্ (sakalān)all
- পাৰ্থিৱান্ (pārthivān)earthly / worldly
- ভোগান্ (bhogān)pleasures / enjoyments
- উপভুজ্য (upabhujya)having thoroughly enjoyed
anvaya সকামঃ ইদম্ মহাগণপতেঃ স্তোত্ৰম্ প্ৰজপন্ ইহ ইচ্ছযা সকলান্ পাৰ্থিৱান্ ভোগান্ উপভুজ্য [মোদতে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
চন্দ্ৰেন্দ্ৰভাস্কৰোপেন্দ্ৰব্ৰহ্মশৰ্ৱাদিসদ্মসু ॥ 190 ॥
- দিৱ্যৈঃ (divyaiḥ)with divine
- মনোৰমৈঃ (manoramaiḥ)with beautiful
- মনোৰথফলৈঃ (manorathaphalaiḥ)with those which are the fruits of one's desires
- ৱ্যোমযানৈঃ (vyomayānaiḥ)by means of celestial vehicles
- চন্দ্ৰেন্দ্ৰভাস্কৰোপেন্দ্ৰব্ৰহ্মশৰ্ৱাদিসদ্মসু (candrendrabhāskaropendrabrahmaśarvādisadmasu)in the homes of Candra, Indra, Bhāskara, Upendra, Brahmā, Śarva, and others
anvaya দিৱ্যৈঃ মনোৰমৈঃ মনোৰথফলৈঃ ৱ্যোমযানৈঃ [সঃ] চন্দ্ৰেন্দ্ৰভাস্কৰোপেন্দ্ৰব্ৰহ্মশৰ্ৱাদিসদ্মসু [ৱিহৰতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ভুক্ত্ৱা যথেপ্সিতান্ভোগানভীষ্টৈঃ সহ বন্ধুভিঃ ॥ 191 ॥
- কামৰূপঃ (kāmarūpaḥ)one who can assume any form at will
- কামগতিঃ (kāmagatiḥ)one who can go anywhere at will
- কামদঃ (kāmadaḥ)one who grants desires
- কামদেশ্ৱৰঃ (kāmadeśvaraḥ)the lord of those who grant desires
- অভীষ্টৈঃ (abhīṣṭaiḥ)with the beloved or cherished
- বন্ধুভিঃ (bandhubhiḥ)kinsmen or relatives
- সহ (saha)together with
- যথেপ্সিতান্ (yathepsitān)according to one's wishes
- ভোগান্ (bhogān)pleasures or enjoyments
- ভুক্ত্ৱা (bhuktvā)having enjoyed
anvaya কামৰূপঃ কামগতিঃ কামদঃ কামদেশ্ৱৰঃ [সন্] অভীষ্টৈঃ বন্ধুভিঃ সহ যথেপ্সিতান্ ভোগান্ ভুক্ত্ৱা
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
নন্দীশ্ৱৰাদিসানন্দৈৰ্নন্দিতঃ সকলৈৰ্গণৈঃ ॥ 192 ॥
- গণেশানুচৰঃ (gaṇeśānucaraḥ)an attendant of Ganesha
- গণপতিপ্ৰিযঃ (gaṇapatipriyaḥ)beloved of Ganapati
- গণঃ (gaṇaḥ)a celestial attendant
- ভূত্ৱা (bhūtvā)having become
- নন্দীশ্ৱৰাদিসানন্দৈঃ (nandīśvarādisānandaiḥ)by the joyful ones headed by Nandiśvara
- সকলৈঃ (sakalaiḥ)by all
- গণৈঃ (gaṇaiḥ)by the celestial hosts
- নন্দিতঃ (nanditaḥ)welcomed / rejoiced
anvaya গণেশানুচৰঃ গণপতিপ্ৰিযঃ গণঃ ভূত্ৱা নন্দীশ্ৱৰাদিসানন্দৈঃ সকলৈঃ গণৈঃ নন্দিতঃ [ভৱতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
শিৱভক্তঃ পূৰ্ণকামো গণেশ্ৱৰৱৰাত্পুনঃ ॥ 193 ॥
- শিৱাভ্যাম্ (śivābhyām)by Shiva and Parvati (the divine couple)
- কৃপযা (kṛpayā)out of compassion
- পুত্ৰনিৰ্ৱিশেষম্ (putranirviśeṣam)indistinguishably from a son
- চ (ca)and
- লালিতঃ (lālitaḥ)cherished
- শিৱভক্তঃ (śivabhaktaḥ)a devotee of Shiva
- পূৰ্ণকামঃ (pūrṇakāmaḥ)one whose desires are completely fulfilled
- পুনঃ (punaḥ)again / furthermore
- গণেশ্ৱৰৱৰাত্ (gaṇeśvaravarāt)by the boon of Ganesha
anvaya [সঃ] শিৱাভ্যাম্ কৃপযা পুত্ৰনিৰ্ৱিশেষম্ চ লালিতঃ শিৱভক্তঃ পূৰ্ণকামঃ [চ] পুনঃ গণেশ্ৱৰৱৰাত্ [অভিজাযতে]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
নিষ্কামস্তু জপন্নিত্যং ভক্ত্যা ৱিঘ্নেশতত্পৰঃ ॥ 194 ॥
- জাতিস্মৰঃ (jātismaraḥ)one who remembers his past births
- ধৰ্মপৰঃ (dharmaparaḥ)devoted to righteousness
- সাৰ্ৱভৌমঃ (sārvabhaumaḥ)a sovereign emperor of the entire earth
- অভিজাযতে (abhijāyate)is born or becomes
- নিষ্কামঃ (niṣkāmaḥ)free from desires
- তু (tu)but
- ৱিঘ্নেশতত্পৰঃ (vighneśatatparaḥ)solely devoted to the Lord of Obstacles
- ভক্ত্যা (bhaktyā)with devotion
- নিত্যম্ (nityam)constantly
- জপন্ (japan)chanting
anvaya [যঃ] জাতিস্মৰঃ ধৰ্মপৰঃ [চ] [সন্] সাৰ্ৱভৌমঃ অভিজাযতে নিষ্কামঃ তু ৱিঘ্নেশতত্পৰঃ [সন্] ভক্ত্যা নিত্যম্ জপন্ [সিদ্ধ্যতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
নিষ্কামঃ without desire — The hymn turns here from the one who chants for a wish to the one who chants for nothing.
নিৰন্তৰে নিৰাবাধে পৰমানন্দসঞ্জ্ঞিতে ॥ 195 ॥
- জ্ঞানৱৈৰাগ্যসংযুতঃ (jñānavairāgyasaṃyutaḥ)endowed with spiritual knowledge and dispassion
- পৰাম্ (parām)supreme
- যোগসিদ্ধিম্ (yogasiddhim)perfection in yoga
- প্ৰাপ্য (prāpya)having attained
- নিৰন্তৰে (nirantare)in the eternal (without division)
- নিৰাবাধে (nirābādhe)in the free from obstacles
- পৰমানন্দসঞ্জ্ঞিতে (paramānandasañjñite)in that which is designated as supreme bliss
anvaya জ্ঞানৱৈৰাগ্যসংযুতঃ পৰাম্ যোগসিদ্ধিম্ প্ৰাপ্য নিৰন্তৰে নিৰাবাধে পৰমানন্দসঞ্জ্ঞিতে [ধাম্নি] [লীনঃ] [ভৱতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
লীনো ৱৈনাযকে ধাম্নি ৰমতে নিত্যনিৰ্ৱৃতে ॥ 196 ॥
- ৱিশ্ৱোত্তীৰ্ণে (viśvottīrṇe)in the state transcending the universe
- পৰে (pare)in the supreme
- পূৰ্ণে (pūrṇe)in the perfect and infinite
- পুনৰাৱৃত্তিৱৰ্জিতে (punarāvṛttivarjite)in the state free from rebirth
- নিত্যনিৰ্ৱৃতে (nityanirvṛte)in the state of eternal bliss
- ৱৈনাযকে (vaināyake)relating to Vināyaka
- ধাম্নি (dhāmni)in the home
- লীনঃ (līnaḥ)merged
- ৰমতে (ramate)rejoices
anvaya [ভক্তঃ] ৱিশ্ৱোত্তীৰ্ণে পৰে পূৰ্ণে পুনৰাৱৃত্তিৱৰ্জিতে নিত্যনিৰ্ৱৃতে ৱৈনাযকে ধাম্নি লীনঃ [সন্] ৰমতে
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The long sentence that began with the one who chants without a wish ends here, in liberation.
ৰাজানো ৱশ্যতাং যান্তি ৰিপৱো যান্তি দাসতাম্ ॥ 197 ॥
- যঃ (yaḥ)whoever
- নৰঃ (naraḥ)man, person
- হুতৈঃ (hutaiḥ)offered in oblation (in the sacred fire)
- দত্তৈঃ (dattaiḥ)given, presented (in worship)
- নামভিঃ (nāmabhiḥ)by the names
- পূজযেত্ (pūjayet)should worship
- অৰ্চযেত্ (arcayet)should adore
- ৰাজানঃ (rājānaḥ)kings, rulers
- ৱশ্যতাম্ (vaśyatām)submission, subjection
- যান্তি (yānti)they go to, attain
- ৰিপৱঃ (ripavaḥ)enemies, adversaries
- যান্তি (yānti)they go to, attain
- দাসতাম্ (dāsatām)servitude, slavery
anvaya যঃ নৰঃ হুতৈঃ দত্তৈঃ নামভিঃ পূজযেত্ অৰ্চযেত্ [তস্য] ৰাজানঃ ৱশ্যতাম্ যান্তি ৰিপৱঃ দাসতাম্ যান্তি
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The printed পূজযেদৰ্চযেএন্নৰঃ has a stray letter and is read পূজযেদৰ্চযেন্নৰঃ.
মূলমন্ত্ৰাদপি স্তোত্ৰমিদং প্ৰিযতমং মম ॥ 198 ॥
- তস্য (tasya)for him (the devotee)
- মন্ত্ৰাণাম্ (mantrāṇām)of mantras
- দুৰ্লভাঃ (durlabhāḥ)difficult to attain
- চ (ca)and
- ইষ্টসিদ্ধযঃ (iṣṭasiddhayaḥ)desired accomplishments
- সিধ্যন্তি (sidhyanti)are accomplished
- ইদম্ (idam)this
- স্তোত্ৰম্ (stotram)hymn of praise
- মম (mama)to me
- মূলমন্ত্ৰাত্ (mūlamantrāt)than the root-mantra
- অপি (api)even
- প্ৰিযতমম্ (priyatamam)most beloved
anvaya তস্য মন্ত্ৰাণাম্ দুৰ্লভাঃ চ ইষ্টসিদ্ধযঃ সিধ্যন্তি ইদম্ স্তোত্ৰম্ মম মূলমন্ত্ৰাত্ অপি প্ৰিযতমম্ [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
মূলমন্ত্ৰাদপি প্ৰিযতমম্ dearer even than the root mantra — Ganesha is speaking. He says the hymn pleases him more than his own mula mantra.
দূৰ্ৱাভিৰ্নামভিঃ পূজাং তৰ্পণং ৱিধিৱচ্চৰেত্ ॥ 199 ॥
- নভস্যে (nabhasye)in the month of Nabhasya (Bhadrapada)
- মাসি (māsi)in the month
- শুক্লাযাম্ (śuklāyām)in the bright fortnight
- চতুৰ্থ্যাম্ (caturthyām)on the fourth lunar day
- মম (mama)my
- জন্মনি (janmani)on the birthday
- দূৰ্ৱাভিঃ (dūrvābhiḥ)with Durva grass blades
- নামভিঃ (nāmabhiḥ)with the names
- পূজাম্ (pūjām)worship
- তৰ্পণম্ (tarpaṇam)libation
- ৱিধিৱত্ (vidhivat)according to the prescribed rules
- চৰেত্ (caret)one should perform
anvaya নভস্যে মাসি শুক্লাযাম্ চতুৰ্থ্যাম্ মম জন্মনি দূৰ্ৱাভিঃ নামভিঃ পূজাম্ তৰ্পণম্ ৱিধিৱত্ চৰেত্
chandas Anustubh, 8 syllables x 4 padas
নভস্যে মাসি শুক্লাযাং চতুৰ্থ্যাম্ on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi — Nabhasya is an old name for the month of Bhadrapada. Ganesha himself names the day kept as Ganesh Chaturthi as his birthday.
note This is the verse that ties the hymn to Ganesh Chaturthi: worship with durva grass and the thousand names on that day.
তস্যেপ্সিতং ধনং ধান্যমৈশ্ৱৰ্যং ৱিজযো যশঃ ॥ 200 ॥
- ভক্তিসুসংযুতঃ (bhaktisusaṃyutaḥ)one who is thoroughly endowed with devotion
- ৱিশেষেণ (viśeṣeṇa)especially / in a special manner
- অষ্টদ্ৰৱ্যৈঃ (aṣṭadravyaiḥ)with the eight sacred substances
- কুৰ্যাত্ (kuryāt)should perform [the worship]
- তস্য (tasya)of him / his
- ঈপ্সিতম্ (īpsitam)desired / wished-for
- ধনম্ (dhanam)wealth
- ধান্যম্ (dhānyam)grain / food-store
- ঐশ্ৱৰ্যম্ (aiśvaryam)sovereignty / prosperity
- ৱিজযঃ (vijayaḥ)victory
- যশঃ (yaśaḥ)fame / glory
anvaya ভক্তিসুসংযুতঃ ৱিশেষেণ অষ্টদ্ৰৱ্যৈঃ [পূজাম্] কুৰ্যাত্ তস্য ঈপ্সিতম্ ধনম্ ধান্যম্ ঐশ্ৱৰ্যম্ ৱিজযঃ যশঃ [চ] [ভৱিষ্যতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ইদং প্ৰজপিতং স্তোত্ৰং পঠিতং শ্ৰাৱিতং শ্ৰুতম্ ॥ 201 ॥
- ইদম্ (idam)this
- প্ৰজপিতম্ (prajapitam)muttered or chanted intensely
- পঠিতম্ (paṭhitam)read or recited
- শ্ৰাৱিতম্ (śrāvitam)recited to others
- শ্ৰুতম্ (śrutam)heard or listened to
- স্তোত্ৰম্ (stotram)hymn of praise
- পুত্ৰপৌত্ৰাদিকম্ (putrapautrādikam)beginning with sons and grandsons
- সুখম্ (sukham)happiness
- ভৱিষ্যতি (bhaviṣyati)will happen
- সন্দেহঃ (sandehaḥ)doubt
- ন (na)not
anvaya ইদম্ প্ৰজপিতম্ পঠিতম্ শ্ৰাৱিতম্ শ্ৰুতম্ স্তোত্ৰম্ পুত্ৰপৌত্ৰাদিকম্ সুখম্ ভৱিষ্যতি সন্দেহঃ ন
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ইহামুত্ৰ চ ৱিশ্ৱেষাং ৱিশ্ৱৈশ্ৱৰ্যপ্ৰদাযকম্ ॥ 202 ॥
- ৱ্যাকৃতম্ (vyākṛtam)explained or grammatically analyzed
- চৰ্চিতম্ (carcitam)discussed or repeatedly studied
- ধ্যাতম্ (dhyātam)meditated upon
- ৱিমৃষ্টম্ (vimṛṣṭam)reflected upon or deliberated
- অভিৱন্দিতম্ (abhivanditam)reverently saluted
- ৱিশ্ৱেষাম্ (viśveṣām)of all beings
- ইহ (iha)here in this world
- অমুত্ৰ (amutra)there in the next world
- চ (ca)and
- ৱিশ্ৱৈশ্ৱৰ্যপ্ৰদাযকম্ (viśvaiśvaryapradāyakam)giver of universal sovereignty
anvaya ৱ্যাকৃতম্ চৰ্চিতম্ ধ্যাতম্ ৱিমৃষ্টম্ অভিৱন্দিতম্ [স্তোত্ৰম্] ৱিশ্ৱেষাম্ ইহ অমুত্ৰ চ ৱিশ্ৱৈশ্ৱৰ্যপ্ৰদাযকম্ [ভৱতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note Every way of meeting the text counts, even simply bowing to it.
স ৰক্ষ্যতে শিৱোদ্ভূতৈৰ্গণৈৰধ্যষ্টকোটিভিঃ ॥ 203 ॥
- যেন (yena)by whom
- স্ৱচ্ছন্দচাৰিণা (svacchandacāriṇā)even by one who acts or wanders according to his own free will
- অপি (api)even / though
- এষঃ (eṣaḥ)this
- স্তৱঃ (stavaḥ)hymn of praise
- সন্ধাৰ্যতে (sandhāryate)is held, memorized, or preserved
- সঃ (saḥ)he
- শিৱোদ্ভূতৈঃ (śivodbhūtaiḥ)by those manifested from Shiva
- অধ্যষ্টকোটিভিঃ (adhyaṣṭakoṭibhiḥ)by eighty-five million (eight and a half crores)
- গণৈঃ (gaṇaiḥ)by the Ganas (divine attendants)
- ৰক্ষ্যতে (rakṣyate)is protected
anvaya যেন স্ৱচ্ছন্দচাৰিণা অপি এষঃ স্তৱঃ সন্ধাৰ্যতে সঃ শিৱোদ্ভূতৈঃ অধ্যষ্টকোটিভিঃ গণৈঃ ৰক্ষ্যতে
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
সন্ধাৰ্যতে is kept — Kept in memory, or carried as a written copy.
তত্ৰ সৰ্ৱোত্তমা লক্ষ্মীঃ সন্নিধত্তে নিৰন্তৰম্ ॥ 204 ॥
- লিখিতম্ (likhitam)written
- পুস্তকস্তোত্ৰম্ (pustakastotram)the book containing the hymn
- মন্ত্ৰভূতম্ (mantrabhūtam)which has become a mantra
- প্ৰপূজযেত্ (prapūjayet)one should worship
- তত্ৰ (tatra)there (in that place)
- সৰ্ৱোত্তমা (sarvottamā)the supreme
- লক্ষ্মীঃ (lakṣmīḥ)goddess Lakshmi
- সন্নিধত্তে (sannidhatte)resides
- নিৰন্তৰম্ (nirantaram)constantly
anvaya [কশ্চিত্] লিখিতম্ মন্ত্ৰভূতম্ পুস্তকস্তোত্ৰম্ প্ৰপূজযেত্ তত্ৰ সৰ্ৱোত্তমা লক্ষ্মীঃ নিৰন্তৰম্ সন্নিধত্তে
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ন তত্ফলং ৱিন্দতি যদ্গণেশসহস্ৰনামস্মৰণেন সদ্যঃ ॥ 205 ॥
- অশেষৈঃ (aśeṣaiḥ)by endless / complete
- অখিলৈঃ (akhilaiḥ)by all / entire
- দানৈঃ (dānaiḥ)by charitable gifts
- ৱ্ৰতৈঃ (vrataiḥ)by religious vows
- চ (ca)and
- তীৰ্থৈঃ (tīrthaiḥ)by sacred pilgrimages
- অশেষৈঃ (aśeṣaiḥ)by endless / complete
- অখিলৈঃ (akhilaiḥ)by all / entire
- মখৈঃ (makhaiḥ)by sacrifices
- চ (ca)and
- তত্ (tat)that
- ফলম্ (phalam)fruit / reward
- ন (na)not
- ৱিন্দতি (vindati)obtains / finds
- যত্ (yat)which
- গণেশসহস্ৰনামস্মৰণেন (gaṇeśasahasranāmasmaraṇena)by the remembrance of the thousand names of Ganesha
- সদ্যঃ (sadyaḥ)instantly / immediately
anvaya অশেষৈঃ অখিলৈঃ দানৈঃ ৱ্ৰতৈঃ চ তীৰ্থৈঃ অশেষৈঃ অখিলৈঃ মখৈঃ চ [জনঃ] তত্ ফলম্ ন ৱিন্দতি যত্ গণেশসহস্ৰনামস্মৰণেন সদ্যঃ [লভতে]
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables × 4 pādas (mixture of Indravajrā and Upendravajrā)
সাযং মধ্যন্দিনে ৱা ত্ৰিষৱণমথৱা সন্ততং ৱা জনো যঃ ।
স স্যাদৈশ্ৱৰ্যধুৰ্যঃ প্ৰভৱতি ৱচসাং কীৰ্তিমুচ্চৈস্তনোতি
দাৰিদ্ৰ্যং হন্তি ৱিশ্ৱং ৱশযতি সুচিৰং ৱৰ্ধতে পুত্ৰপৌত্ৰৈঃ ॥ 206 ॥
- যঃ (yaḥ)who
- জনঃ (janaḥ)person
- প্ৰত্যহম্ (pratyaham)daily
- দিনমণৌ (dinamaṇau)when the sun (literally, the jewel of the day)
- প্ৰোজ্জিহানে (projjihāne)is rising
- সাযম্ (sāyam)in the evening
- মধ্যন্দিনে (madhyandine)at midday
- ৱা (vā)or
- অথৱা (athavā)or else
- ত্ৰিষৱণম্ (triṣavaṇam)at the three times of daily worship
- ৱা (vā)or
- সন্ততম্ (santatam)constantly
- এতত্ (etat)this
- নাম্নাম্ (nāmnām)of names
- সহস্ৰম্ (sahasram)thousand
- পঠতি (paṭhati)recites
- সঃ (saḥ)he
- ঐশ্ৱৰ্যধুৰ্যঃ (aiśvaryadhuryaḥ)a leader in prosperity
- স্যাত্ (syāt)would become
- ৱচসাম্ (vacasām)of words
- প্ৰভৱতি (prabhavati)becomes a master
- কীৰ্তিম্ (kīrtim)fame
- উচ্চৈঃ (uccaiḥ)highly
- তনোতি (tanoti)expands
- দাৰিদ্ৰ্যম্ (dāridryam)poverty
- হন্তি (hanti)destroys
- ৱিশ্ৱম্ (viśvam)the world
- ৱশযতি (vaśayati)subdues
- পুত্ৰপৌত্ৰৈঃ (putrapautraiḥ)with sons and grandsons
- সুচিৰম্ (suciram)for a very long time
- ৱৰ্ধতে (vardhate)prospers
anvaya যঃ জনঃ প্ৰত্যহম্ দিনমণৌ প্ৰোজ্জিহানে সাযম্ মধ্যন্দিনে ৱা অথৱা ত্ৰিষৱণম্ ৱা সন্ততম্ এতত্ নাম্নাম্ সহস্ৰম্ পঠতি সঃ ঐশ্ৱৰ্যধুৰ্যঃ স্যাত্ ৱচসাম্ প্ৰভৱতি কীৰ্তিম্ উচ্চৈঃ তনোতি দাৰিদ্ৰ্যম্ হন্তি ৱিশ্ৱম্ ৱশযতি [তথা] পুত্ৰপৌত্ৰৈঃ সুচিৰম্ ৱৰ্ধতে
chandas Sragdharā, 21 syllables × 4 pādas
দিনমণৌ when the jewel of the day — A poetic name for the sun.
note The metre changes to Sragdhara, twenty-one syllables to a line, for the grand closing promises.
প্ৰজপংশ্চতুৰো মাসান্ গণেশাৰ্চনতত্পৰঃ ॥ 207 ॥
- অকিঞ্চনঃ (akiñcanaḥ)penniless person
- অপি (api)even
- একচিত্তঃ (ekacittaḥ)single-minded
- নিযতঃ (niyataḥ)self-controlled
- নিযতাসনঃ (niyatāsanaḥ)seated in a steady posture
- গণেশাৰ্চনতত্পৰঃ (gaṇeśārcanatatparaḥ)intent on the worship of Ganesha
- চতুৰঃ (caturaḥ)four
- মাসান্ (māsān)months
- প্ৰজপন্ (prajapan)chanting
anvaya অকিঞ্চনঃ অপি একচিত্তঃ নিযতঃ নিযতাসনঃ গণেশাৰ্চনতত্পৰঃ [সন্] চতুৰঃ মাসান্ প্ৰজপন্
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
লভতে মহতীং লক্ষ্মীমিত্যাজ্ঞা পাৰমেশ্ৱৰী ॥ 208 ॥
- সপ্তজন্মানুগাম্ (saptajanmānugām)following through seven births
- অপি (api)even
- দৰিদ্ৰতাম্ (daridratām)poverty
- সমুন্মূল্য (samunmūlya)having completely uprooted
- মহতীম্ (mahatīm)immense
- লক্ষ্মীম্ (lakṣmīm)wealth
- লভতে (labhate)obtains
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- পাৰমেশ্ৱৰী (pārameśvarī)of the Supreme Lord
- আজ্ঞা (ājñā)command
anvaya [জনঃ] সপ্তজন্মানুগাম্ অপি দৰিদ্ৰতাম্ সমুন্মূল্য মহতীম্ লক্ষ্মীম্ লভতে ইতি পাৰমেশ্ৱৰী আজ্ঞা [অস্তি]
chandas Anustubh, 8 syllables x 4 padas
কীৰ্তিৰ্নিত্যাৱদাতা ভৱতি খলু নৱা কান্তিৰৱ্যাজভৱ্যা ।
পুত্ৰাঃ সন্তঃ কলত্ৰং গুণৱদভিমতং যদ্যদন্যচ্চ তত্ত -
ন্নিত্যং যঃ স্তোত্ৰমেতত্ পঠতি গণপতেস্তস্য হস্তে সমস্তম্ ॥ 209 ॥
- যঃ (yaḥ)he who
- নিত্যম্ (nityam)constantly
- এতত্ (etat)this
- গণপতেঃ (gaṇapateḥ)of Ganapati
- স্তোত্ৰম্ (stotram)hymn
- পঠতি (paṭhati)recites
- তস্য (tasya)in his
- হস্তে (haste)hand
- সমস্তম্ (samastam)everything
- আযুষ্যম্ (āyuṣyam)longevity
- ৱীতৰোগম্ (vītarogam)free from disease
- অতিৱিমলম্ (ativimalam)extremely pure
- কুলম্ (kulam)lineage
- সম্পদঃ (sampadaḥ)riches
- চ (ca)and
- আৰ্তিনাশঃ (ārtināśaḥ)destruction of afflictions
- নিত্যাৱদাতা (nityāvadātā)eternally bright
- কীৰ্তিঃ (kīrtiḥ)fame
- নৱা (navā)ever-fresh
- অৱ্যাজভৱ্যা (avyājabhavyā)naturally beautiful
- কান্তিঃ (kāntiḥ)luster
- খলু (khalu)indeed
- ভৱতি (bhavati)manifests
- সন্তঃ (santaḥ)virtuous
- পুত্ৰাঃ (putrāḥ)sons
- গুণৱত্ (guṇavat)virtuous
- অভিমতম্ (abhimatam)beloved
- কলত্ৰম্ (kalatram)wife
- যত্ (yat)whatever
- যত্ (yat)whatever
- অন্যত্ (anyat)other
- চ (ca)and
- তত্ (tat)that
- তত্ (tat)that
anvaya যঃ নিত্যম্ এতত্ গণপতেঃ স্তোত্ৰম্ পঠতি তস্য হস্তে সমস্তম্ [অস্তি] [যথা] আযুষ্যম্ ৱীতৰোগম্ অতিৱিমলম্ কুলম্ সম্পদঃ চ আৰ্তিনাশঃ নিত্যাৱদাতা কীৰ্তিঃ নৱা অৱ্যাজভৱ্যা কান্তিঃ খলু ভৱতি সন্তঃ পুত্ৰাঃ গুণৱত্ অভিমতম্ কলত্ৰম্ যত্ যত্ অন্যত্ চ তত্ তত্
chandas Sragdharā, 21 syllables × 4 pādas
মহাগণপতিৰ্বুদ্ধিপ্ৰিযঃ ক্ষিপ্ৰপ্ৰসাদনঃ ॥ 210 ॥
- গণঞ্জযঃ (gaṇañjayaḥ)the conqueror of the hosts (of obstacles or attendants)
- গণপতিঃ (gaṇapatiḥ)the lord of the hosts (of Shiva's attendants)
- হেৰম্বঃ (herambaḥ)heramba (the protector of the weak)
- ধৰণীধৰঃ (dharaṇīdharaḥ)the supporter of the earth
- মহাগণপতিঃ (mahāgaṇapatiḥ)the great lord of the hosts
- বুদ্ধিপ্ৰিযঃ (buddhipriyaḥ)he to whom wisdom is dear
- ক্ষিপ্ৰপ্ৰসাদনঃ (kṣipraprasādanaḥ)he who is quickly appeased
anvaya গণঞ্জযঃ গণপতিঃ হেৰম্বঃ ধৰণীধৰঃ মহাগণপতিঃ বুদ্ধিপ্ৰিযঃ ক্ষিপ্ৰপ্ৰসাদনঃ [সন্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note These three verses give twenty-one names chosen from the thousand, for a shorter worship with twenty-one modaks.
সুমঙ্গলো বীজমাশাপূৰকো ৱৰদঃ কলঃ ॥ 211 ॥
- অমোঘসিদ্ধিঃ (amoghasiddhiḥ)he whose accomplishment is unfailing
- অমৃতমন্ত্ৰঃ (amṛtamantraḥ)he whose mantra is nectar-like or immortal
- চিন্তামণিঃ (cintāmaṇiḥ)the wish-fulfilling gem
- নিধিঃ (nidhiḥ)the supreme treasure
- সুমঙ্গলঃ (sumaṅgalaḥ)the highly auspicious one
- বীজম্ (bījam)the cosmic seed or source of the universe
- আশাপূৰকঃ (āśāpūrakaḥ)the fulfiller of desires
- ৱৰদঃ (varadaḥ)the giver of boons
- কলঃ (kalaḥ)the skilled or manifest one
anvaya [সঃ] অমোঘসিদ্ধিঃ অমৃতমন্ত্ৰঃ চিন্তামণিঃ নিধিঃ সুমঙ্গলঃ বীজম্ আশাপূৰকঃ ৱৰদঃ কলঃ [অস্তি]
chandas Anustubh, 8 syllables x 4 padas
মোদকৈৰেভিৰত্ৰৈকৱিংশত্যা নামভিঃ পুমান্ ॥ 212 ॥
- কাশ্যপঃ (kāśyapaḥ)Kāśyapa (the son of Sage Kaśyapa)
- নন্দনঃ (nandanaḥ)nandana (the delighter or son)
- ৱাচাসিদ্ধঃ (vācāsiddhaḥ)Vācāsiddha (one whose speech is perfected)
- ঢুণ্ঢিঃ (ḍhuṇḍhiḥ)Ḍhuṇḍhi (the sought-after Lord of Kashi)
- ৱিনাযকঃ (vināyakaḥ)vināyaka (the supreme leader)
- এভিঃ (ebhiḥ)with these
- একৱিংশত্যা (ekaviṃśatyā)twenty-one
- নামভিঃ (nāmabhiḥ)names
- অত্ৰ (atra)here / in this ritual context
- পুমান্ (pumān)a person / devotee
- মোদকৈঃ (modakaiḥ)with modakas
anvaya কাশ্যপঃ নন্দনঃ ৱাচাসিদ্ধঃ ঢুণ্ঢিঃ ৱিনাযকঃ [ইতি] এভিঃ একৱিংশত্যা নামভিঃ অত্ৰ পুমান্ মোদকৈঃ [সহ] [উপাযনং] [দদেত্]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
ৱত্সৰং ৱিঘ্নৰাজোঽস্য তথ্যমিষ্টাৰ্থসিদ্ধযে ॥ 213 ॥
- মত্প্ৰসাদম্ (matprasādam)my grace
- চিকীৰ্ষতি (cikīrṣati)desires to obtain
- ভক্ত্যা (bhaktyā)with devotion
- উপাযনম্ (upāyanam)an offering
- দদেত্ (dadet)should offer
- ৱত্সৰম্ (vatsaram)for a year
- ৱিঘ্নৰাজঃ (vighnarājaḥ)vighnaraja (Ganesha)
- অস্য (asya)of him (the devotee)
- তথ্যম্ (tathyam)truly
- ইষ্টাৰ্থসিদ্ধযে (iṣṭārthasiddhaye)for the accomplishment of desired goals
anvaya [যঃ] মত্প্ৰসাদম্ চিকীৰ্ষতি [সঃ] ভক্ত্যা উপাযনম্ দদেত্ ৱত্সৰম্ ৱিঘ্নৰাজঃ অস্য তথ্যম্ ইষ্টাৰ্থসিদ্ধযে [ভৱতি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
একৱিংশত্যা নামভিঃ মোদকৈঃ with twenty-one names and modaks — Offering twenty-one modaks while saying twenty-one names is a common form of Ganesha worship, especially on Chaturthi.
স্তুতো নাম্না সহস্ৰেণ তেনাহং নাত্ৰ সংশযঃ ॥ 214 ॥
- যঃ (yaḥ)he who
- মদ্গতমনাঃ (madgatamanāḥ)with mind absorbed in Me
- মম (mama)my
- আৰাধনতত্পৰঃ (ārādhanatatparaḥ)intent on worship
- নাম্না (nāmnā)by the name
- সহস্ৰেণ (sahasreṇa)thousand
- স্তৌতি (stauti)praises
- তেন (tena)by him
- অহম্ (aham)I
- স্তুতঃ (stutaḥ)praised
- অত্ৰ (atra)here / in this matter
- সংশযঃ (saṃśayaḥ)doubt
- ন (na)not
anvaya যঃ মদ্গতমনাঃ মম আৰাধনতত্পৰঃ নাম্না সহস্ৰেণ স্তৌতি তেন অহম্ স্তুতঃ [অস্মি] অত্ৰ সংশযঃ ন [অস্তি]
chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables × 4 pādas
note The last promise: sincere praise is counted as the whole thousand.
নমো নমো নিৰুপমমঙ্গলাত্মনে ।
নমো নমো ৱিপুলদযৈকসিদ্ধযে
নমো নমঃ কৰিকলভাননায তে ॥ 215 ॥
- তে (te)to You
- সুৰৱৰপূজিতাঙ্ঘ্ৰযে (suravarapūjitāṅghraye)whose feet are worshipped by the foremost of gods
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutations
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutations
- নিৰুপমমঙ্গলাত্মনে (nirupamamaṅgalātmane)whose auspicious nature is incomparable
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutations
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutations
- ৱিপুলদযৈকসিদ্ধযে (vipuladayaikasiddhaye)who is the sole very form of abundant compassion
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutations
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutations
- কৰিকলভাননায (karikalabhānanāya)who has the face of a young elephant
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutations
- নমঃ (namaḥ)salutations
anvaya তে সুৰৱৰপূজিতাঙ্ঘ্ৰযে নমঃ নমঃ নিৰুপমমঙ্গলাত্মনে নমঃ নমঃ ৱিপুলদযৈকসিদ্ধযে নমঃ নমঃ কৰিকলভাননায নমঃ নমঃ
chandas Rucirā, 13 syllables × 4 pādas
প্ৰকটিতগুৰুমিতচাৰুকৰণঃ ।
মদজললহৰীকলিতকপোলঃ
শমযতু দুৰিতং গণপতিনাম্না ॥ 216 ॥
- কিঙ্কিণীগণৰচিতচৰণঃ (kiṅkiṇīgaṇaracitacaraṇaḥ)he whose feet are adorned with a multitude of small tinkling bells
- প্ৰকটিতগুৰুমিতচাৰুকৰণঃ (prakaṭitagurumitacārukaraṇaḥ)he who displays heavy, measured, and beautiful dance movements
- মদজললহৰীকলিতকপোলঃ (madajalalaharīkalitakapolaḥ)he whose cheeks are wet with streams of rut-fluid
- গণপতিনাম্না (gaṇapatināmnā)through the name of Ganapati
- দুৰিতম্ (duritam)sin or obstacle
- শমযতু (śamayatu)may He pacify or destroy
anvaya কিঙ্কিণীগণৰচিতচৰণঃ প্ৰকটিতগুৰুমিতচাৰুকৰণঃ মদজললহৰীকলিতকপোলঃ গণপতিনাম্না দুৰিতম্ শমযতু
chandas irregular
গণেশসহস্ৰনামস্তোত্ৰং নাম ষট্চত্ৱাৰিংশোধ্যাযঃ ॥
- ইতি (iti)so (marks the end of the words quoted)
- শ্ৰীগণেশপুৰাণে (śrīgaṇeśapurāṇe)in the glorious Ganesha Purana
- উপাসনাখণ্ডে (upāsanākhaṇḍe)in the section on worship (Upasana-khanda)
- ঈশ্ৱৰগণেশসংৱাদে (īśvaragaṇeśasaṃvāde)in the dialogue between Ishvara (Shiva) and Ganesha
- গণেশসহস্ৰনামস্তোত্ৰম্ (gaṇeśasahasranāmastotram)the hymn of the thousand names of Ganesha
- নাম (nāma)by name / named
- ষট্চত্ৱাৰিংশঃ (ṣaṭcatvāriṃśaḥ)forty-sixth
- অধ্যাযঃ (adhyāyaḥ)chapter
anvaya ইতি শ্ৰীগণেশপুৰাণে উপাসনাখণ্ডে ঈশ্ৱৰগণেশসংৱাদে গণেশসহস্ৰনামস্তোত্ৰম্ নাম ষট্চত্ৱাৰিংশঃ অধ্যাযঃ [সমাপ্তঃ]
